ruggedness

English

Etymology

rugged +‎ -ness

Noun

ruggedness (countable and uncountable, plural ruggednesses)

The state of being rugged, or degree to which something is rugged. [from 16th c.]
A rugged or irregular feature. [from 17th c.]
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, 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

state of being rugged

Dutch: stevigheid, potigheid

Greek: αδρότητα (el) f (adrótita)

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