Hardness – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hardness
n.
strength, toughness; stiffness; firmness, solidness
Hardness
Hardness is a measure of how resistant
solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a compressive
force is applied. Some materials, such as metal, are harder than others. Macroscopic hardness is generally characterized by strong
intermolecular bonds, but the behavior of solid materials under force is complex; therefore, there are different measurements of hardness:
scratch hardness,
indentation hardness, and
rebound hardness.
hardness
Noun
1. the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale
(antonym) softness
(hypernym) consistency, consistence, body
(hyponym) firmness
(attribute) hard
2. devoid of passion or feeling
(synonym) unfeelingness, callousness, insensibility
(hypernym) insensitivity, insensitiveness
3. the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"
(hypernym) difficulty, difficultness
4. excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp"
(synonym) severity, harshness, rigor, rigour, inclemency, stiffness
(hypernym) sternness, strictness
hardness
n.
tvrdost
hardness
Rzecz.
twardość
