roughness
- a word derived from rough.
Example Sentences
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"There is no wear, no surface roughness and no direct contact. Dissipation is generated solely by collective magnetic rearrangements."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 22, 2026
Most EV charging stocks didn’t perform very well this year, partially due to roughness in the EV market.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 31, 2025
The call to send Jefferson packing was not made by officials on the field, who flagged him for unnecessary roughness, but by league officials watching from New York.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
Rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, which is widely expected to ease policy again on Wednesday, could also help cushion labor-market roughness if they work as intended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Fortunately, there was a technique that enabled us to determine the roughness or softness of a candidate landing site: radar.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
