| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun asperity.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Noun Base (asperity) | 1. Something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters".[Wordnet]. 2. Harshness of manner.[Wordnet]. 3. Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.[Websters]. 4. Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates upon the ear; raucity.[Websters]. 5. Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.[Websters]. 6. Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity; crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to mildness.[Websters]. 7. Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.[Websters]. | |
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Date "ASPERITIES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ASPERITIES
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Aerospace | Minute irregularities or roughnesses on the surface of a component, usually the result of the surface-finishing process. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: asperity | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Asperity | 4 | Asperity | 4 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
