ruggedness

English

Etymology

rugged + -ness

Noun

ruggedness (countable and uncountable, plural ruggednesses)

  1. The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged. [from 16th c.]
  2. A rugged or irregular feature. [from 17th c.]
    • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section I:
      The surface of which […] could not nevertheless hide a multitude of holes and scratches and ruggednesses from being discover'd by the Microscope to invest it […].

Derived terms

  • ruggedness number

Translations

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