Engelsk navneord: hardness | |||
1. | hardness (om egenskab) the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | body, consistence, consistency, eubstance | ||
Mere specifikke termer | firmness, incompressibility | ||
Kendetegner | hard, soft | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | softness | ||
2. | hardness (om egenskab) a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | quality | ||
3. | hardness (om egenskab) devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | callosity, callousness, insensibility, unfeelingness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | insensitiveness, insensitivity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | dullness | ||
4. | hardness (om egenskab) the quality of being difficult to do | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness. The ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ruggedness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | difficultness, difficulty | ||
5. | hardness (om egenskab) excessive sternness | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Severity of character. The harshness of his punishment was inhuman. The rigors of boot camp. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | harshness, inclemency, rigor, rigorousness, rigour, rigourousness, severeness, severity, stiffness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | sternness, strictness | ||