The quality or condition of being physically firm, unyielding, rigid, tough, etc. Also: an instance of this.
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| 释义 | the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > [noun] (51) hardnessOE The quality or condition of being physically firm, unyielding, rigid, tough, etc. Also: an instance of this. hardinessa1398 = hardness, n. (in various senses). Obsolete. obdurityc1600 = obduracy, n. 2. marblenessa1631 Hardness like that of marble. durity1646 Hardness. literal and figurative. unimpressibility1854 (un-, prefix1 affix 6; cf. unimpressible, adj.) flintiness1871 the quality of being flinty. secondary hardening1915 With reference to temporal sequence: Pertaining to a second period or condition of things… secondary hardening (Metallurgy): a further hardening… Subcategories:— specific (4) — measurement or instruments for determining (7) — specific standard of hardness (1) — degree of hardness produced by curing (2) — hard substance or thing (14) — becoming or making hard (10) — state of being hardened (4) — crusty quality (1) |
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