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• comparative of coarse.

coarser

American  

[kawr-ser, kohr-] / ˈkɔr sər, ˈkoʊr- /

adjective

Mathematics.

1. of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.

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Etymology

Origin of coarser

coarse + -er ⁴

Example Sentences

S. viscòsus, L. Coarser, viscid-pubescent and strong-scented; leaves 2-pinnatifid; scales not black-tipped; rays minute.—Waste grounds, coast of N. Eng.

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

Coarser feeds might be used in many cases especially when turning large rigid parts in a powerful lathe.

From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Jones, Franklin D.

Coarser and heavier needles are required, also a wider gauge for the needle cylinder.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by Dooley, William H. (William Henry)

Coarser still were the jests that they made.

From A Book of Myths by Stratton, Helen

Coarser observers can only point to such external peculiarities as the Latinisms in which he indulges even more freely than most of his contemporaries.

From Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.) by Stephen, Leslie, Sir