rough surface
collocation in Englishmeaningsofroughandsurface
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rough
adjective
uk/rʌf/us/rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in ...
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surface
noun
uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/us/ˈsɝː-/
the outer or top part or layer ...
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(Definition ofroughandsurfacefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofrough surface
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They are laid singly and not in groups, generally on anyroughsurface.
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Cells with a smooth surface or aroughsurfacewere compared as donor nuclei for nuclear transfer.
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In cages made of glass tubes theroughsurfaceof the muslin plug is the most favourite place for depositing the eggs.
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The robot position error comes from wheel slippage, aroughsurface, and sensor error.
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The arrowhead indicates cells with aroughsurface.
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This nonlinear morphological instability, characterized by the rough-smooth-rough growth pattern, models accurately the experimentally observed transient in early stage of thin film epitaxy onroughsurfaceas described above.
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To make the tests as realistic as possible the soil was not trodden down thus resulting in aroughsurfacesimilar to that found in the real field.
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On the white lines the upper few millimetres of the traversed boulders were melted to a glass which subsequently peeled off by thermal expansion to leave aroughsurface.
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The second cluster contained, on average, rather long, narrow seeds with aroughsurfacetexture, and a low to high density of appendages (hairs, awns, bristles or hooks).
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This occurred not because the wavelength for a given now condition was significantly different, but rather because the friction velocity was larger over theroughsurfacecreated by the wave.
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Moreover, cells with aroughsurfacemay be damaged due to culture conditions and/or trypsinisation treatment (personal observation), which also enhances the cellular lysis rate.
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It is not necessarily aroughsurfaceor a new surface that prevents skidding.
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The tar, on the other hand, wears away regularly, and leaves the sameroughsurfaceas when the chips were originally put in the tar.
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Aroughsurfaceto a wheelchair can be not just uncomfortable, it can increase the disability, and no one wants that.
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It is a result of the superposition of many waves with different phases, which are produced when a laser beam illuminates aroughsurface.
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Once these valves reopen, the microwelds pull apart and leave the valves with aroughsurfacethat would abrade the seats, leading to valve recession.
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