roughness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɐf.nəs/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɹʌf.nəs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland)
- /ˈɹʌf.nʌs/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also)
- /ˈɾəf.nes/ (India)
- rŭf′nəs
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English roughnes /roughnesse. By surface analysis, rough + -ness. Compare Old English hrēohnes (“roughness”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The property of being rough, coarseness.
The roughness of the road made me wonder if my car would fall apart.
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(countable, uncountable) Something that is rough; a rough spot.
A variety of suitable methods for surface inspection are available to detect topographical defects induced by surface roughnesses such as scratches, digs, inclusions and spatters.
2003, Klaus Bange, “Surfaces of Substrate Glasses”, in Thin Films on Glass, Springer Science & Business Media, page 101:
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(US, countable, uncountable) Roughage; coarse fodder.
With this latter implement, the corn stalk fodder, shucks, oats, hay and other "roughness" may be finely cut up[…]
1855, Southern Cultivator, volume 13, page 258:
- (Scotland, countable, uncountable) Abundance, especially of food.
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(countable) A measure of how rough something is, such as a surface
The surface roughness was low.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| roughnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
macroroughness · roughness length · nanoroughness · microroughness
Translations (25)
eo maltrankvileco (the property of being rough) · ru шерохова́тость (the property of being rough) · lv negludums (the property of being rough) · bg грапавост (the property of being rough) · ca aspror (the property of being rough) · lv raupjums (the property of being rough) · bg неравност (the property of being rough) · cs hrubost (the property of being rough) · bcl ragkot (the property of being rough) · la asperitās (the property of being rough) · bg грапавина (the property of being rough) · pl chropowatość (the property of being rough) · de Rauheit (the property of being rough) · ota بیاغیلق (the property of being rough) · ca aspresa (the property of being rough) · lv rupjība (the property of being rough) · hi रूखापन (the property of being rough) · ro asprime (the property of being rough) · de Grobheit (the property of being rough) · ro asperitate (the property of being rough) · nl ruwheid (the property of being rough) · ca aspredat (the property of being rough) · lv rupjums (the property of being rough) · es aspereza (the property of being rough) · grc τραχύτης (the property of being rough)