roughening
present participle ofroughen
roughen
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈrʌf.ən/us/ˈrʌf.ən/to (causesomething to)becomelesssmooth
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch(something)up
- coarsen
- coarsening
- creased
- crinkle
- fold
- foldaway
- folding
- furl
- grooming
- interfold
- pucker
- rumple
- sandpaper
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- stabilizer
- wrinkle
Examplesofroughening
roughening
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We know, for example, that the advantage would be lost by increasing the rate of mixing byrougheningthe wall.
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First, the mean deviation of the film profile increases over time, known asroughening.
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At all scales a net balance was achieved between sea-floorrougheningand sea-floor smoothing to maintain a more or less constant ramp profile.
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The cell walls of fungus have a distinctroughening.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thisrougheningcan lead to pain in the eyes, breakdown of the outer surface or cornea of the eyes, and possibly to blindness.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This finding permits us to use the powerful tools of kineticrougheningtheory to classify, model, and forecast the fluctuations of real-world time series.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The posterior third constitutes the lingual tonsil, with cryptolymphatic unitsrougheningthe surface of this area.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is, however, possible to create the image by onlyrougheningthe plate selectively, so working from light to dark.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Many solid shells show a slightrougheningof the surface, but this is quite different from the ribbed sculpture mentioned above.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This reduced therougheningassociated with the metal wall against the plastic lining of the artificial hip socket.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Signs of the condition include corneal abrasion or localizedrougheningof the corneal epithelium, sometimes with map-like lines, epithelial dots or microcyts, or fingerprint patterns.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Glass was poured or blown into the molds and allowed to remain long enough for the molds to burn, therebyrougheningthe surfaces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Usually this requires cleaning, descaling,roughening, and/or blasting of the faying surfaces.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mezzotint achieves tonality byrougheningthe plate with thousands of little dots made by a metal tool with small teeth, called a rocker.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The infection causes arougheningof the inner surface of the eyelids.
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- granting of independence
- grant-maintained school
- grant-maintained-school
- grant of money
- grant of money
- grantor
- grantor trust
- grantor-trust
- grant proposal
- grant proposal
- granular
- granularity
- granular material
- granulate
- granulated
- granulated sugar
- granulation
- granule
- granuloma
- granuloma formation
- granulomatous
- granulomatous inflammation
- grape
- grapefruit
- grape seed