hardness

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The quality of being hard.

   “Who can number the cloudes in wiſedom? or who can ſtay the bottles of heauen, / When the duſt groweeh^([sic – meaning groweth]) into hardneſſe and the clods cleaue faſt together?”

2. isim An instance of this quality; hardship.
3. isim The quantity of calcium carbonate dissolved in water, usually expressed in parts per million (ppm).
4. isim The resistance to scratching, cutting, indentation or abrasion of a metal or other solid material.
5. isim The penetrating ability of electromagnetic radiation, such as x-rays; generally, the shorter the wavelength, the harder and more penetrating the radiation.
6. isim The measure of resistance to damage of a facility, equipment, installation, or telecommunications infrastructure when subjected to attack.
7. isim A measure of how hard a material is.

   “The hardness of the material was high.”