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Meaning of "asperity" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASPERITY

From Latin asperitās, from asper rough.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASPERITY

asperity  [æˈspɛrɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASPERITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asperity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ASPERITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of asperity in the English dictionary

The first definition of asperity in the dictionary is roughness or sharpness of temper. Other definition of asperity is roughness or harshness of a surface, sound, taste, etc. Asperity is also a condition hard to endure; affliction.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASPERITY


alterity
ɔːlˈtɛrɪtɪ
ambidexterity
ˌæmbɪdɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ
austerity
ɒˈstɛrɪtɪ
authority
ɔːˈθɒrɪtɪ
celebrity
sɪˈlɛbrɪtɪ
celerity
sɪˈlɛrɪtɪ
charity
ˈtʃærɪtɪ
coprosperity
ˌkəʊprɒˈspɛrɪtɪ
dexterity
dɛkˈstɛrɪtɪ
ferity
ˈfɛrɪtɪ
majority
məˈdʒɒrɪtɪ
minority
maɪˈnɒrɪtɪ
posterity
pɒˈstɛrɪtɪ
pretty
ˈprɪtɪ
procerity
prəʊˈsɛrɪtɪ
prosperity
prɒˈspɛrɪtɪ
security
sɪˈkjʊərɪtɪ
sinisterity
ˌsɪnɪˈstɛrɪtɪ
temerity
tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ
verity
ˈvɛrɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASPERITY

aspergill
aspergilla
aspergilli
aspergilloses
aspergillosis
aspergillum
aspergillus
asperities
aspermia
asperous
asperse
asperser
aspersion
aspersions
aspersive
aspersively
aspersoir
aspersoria

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASPERITY

breach of security
clarity
homeland security
in the majority
indexterity
insincerity
integrity
inverity
jequerity
legerity
maturity
priority
purity
queerity
severity
similarity
sincerity
social security
solidarity
sorority

Synonyms and antonyms of asperity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASPERITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «asperity» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of asperity

Translation of «asperity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASPERITY

Find out the translation of asperity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asperity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asperity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

粗糙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

aspereza
570 millions of speakers

English

asperity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तीक्ष्णता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحده
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неровность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aspereza
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কাটব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aspérité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketakutan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schärfe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

凹凸
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

요철 (凹凸)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asperity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thô lổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கடுகடுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तीव्रता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaba söz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asperità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asperity
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нерівність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asprime
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τραχύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asperity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asperity
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asperity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asperity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPERITY»

The term «asperity» is regularly used and occupies the 72.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASPERITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «asperity» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «asperity» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asperity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASPERITY»

Discover the use of asperity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asperity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Investigation Into the Stress Assisted Damage of Copper ...
CHAPTER 4: LOAD ASSISTED DISSOLUTION AND DAMAGE OF COPPER SURFACE UNDER SINGLE ASPERITY: INFLUENCE OF CONTACT LOADS AND SURFACE ENVIRONMENT A paper to be submitted to Journal of The ...
Bun Hiong Chua, 2008
2
Earthquake Source Mechanics
FRACTURE OF A SINGLE ASPERITY ON A FINITE FAULT: A MODEL FOR WEAK EARTHQUAKES? S. Das Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory of Columbia University, Palisades, New York 10964 B. V. Kostrov Institute of Physics of the ...
Shamita Das, John Boatwright, Christopher H. Scholz, 1986
3
Aesthetic Concrete Barrier Design
Even if some intrusion into the asperity occurs, the depth of the intrusion is again limited by the small width of the asperity. This effect is illustrated by the vertical failure line in Figure 60. In summary, simulation results for the 90-degree asperity  ...
‎2006
4
Nanotribology and Nanomechanics: An Introduction
a) Single asperity elastic contact 0123 a/ls Single asperity plastic contact 3 Coefficient of friction μp/μp0 2 1 0 0123 ld/ls = 0.25 ld/ls = 5 a/ls b) Multiple- asperity elastic contact 1 Coefficient of friction μe/μe0 LS/Llc= 1000 L S /L lc = 1 L S /L lc = 0 ...
Bharat Bhushan, 2008
5
Numerical Models in Geomechanics: Proceedings of the Ninth ...
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on 'Numerical Models in Geomechanics - NUMOG IX', Ottawa, Canada, 25-27 August 2004 G.N. Pande, S . Pietruszczak. where K, A and // are constants. The asperity stiffness, Kn, given by ...
G.N. Pande, S. Pietruszczak, 2004
6
Modern Tribology Handbook, Two Volume Set
200 180- 160 140 120 100 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 Contact Area Ratio 0.4 0.5 FIGURE 12.22 Cumulative temperature distribution within the Hertzian contact. considered as the heat source, which includes both the average asperity contact friction and ...
Bharat Bhushan, 2000
7
Rock Characterisation, Modelling and Engineering Design Methods
Model of the fractured rock surface. on its joint surface and can reflect the natural rock surface. There should be a relationship between the effective shear area and the asperity dip angle. And the relationship can be obtained from the testing.
Xia-Ting Feng, John A. Hudson, Fei Tan, 2013
8
Adhesion Aspects in MEMS/NEMS
Before calculating eqaution (7), the statistical asperity contact characteristics of two flat rough surfaces, including the asperity LJ pressure PLJa of equation (20), were first calculated following the conventional method similar to [9–11].
Seong H. Kim, Michael T. Dugger, Kash L. Mittal, 2011
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Wind and seismic effects: proceedings of the ... Joint Panel ...
Dan et aL (2001) SfV* r«(7p/4)XMo/(A4*)<Vs2 Entire asperity Mean slippage of entire asperity D, 10 [m] Somervflle et aL (1999) D,=DX2 Seismic moment of entire asperity Mo, 2.59E+19 [Nm] Mo^mO,*. Reduction of static stress of asperity A ...
United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources. Joint Panel Conference, United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources. Panel on Wind and Seismic Effects, United States. National Bureau of Standards, 2006
10
Tribological Analysis and Design of a Modern Automobile Cam ...
Asperity. Interactions. 5.1 Introduction Both theoretical and experimental studies have shown that the surface roughness has significant influences on the tribological characteristics of the cam and follower. The asperity interaction model  ...
Guangrui Zhu, Chris M Taylor, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASPERITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asperity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Michael Dirda on Moral Agents
Throughout “Moral Agents”, Mendelson writes with clarity, relaxed erudition and occasional touches of passionate asperity, qualities ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
2
Kids in Crisis? Channel 4, review: 'heartbreaking'
It was sensitively shot by Alison Millar, while Christopher Eccleston narrated the grim facts with only faint traces of his trademark asperity. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
A Ballerina Triumphs, A Barrier Breaks
As others have noted, some with considerable asperity, Copeland is not the first African-American ballerina. There was Raven Wilkinson, ... «San Francisco Classical Voice, Jul 15»
4
From the archive, 27 June 1969: No Czech workers for Butlins
“It's a family holiday here,” said Butlins with just a touch of asperity. The personnel department at the Bognor camp, which took Czech students ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
5
Upbeat novel with humanity at core
True, you do find yourself wishing for more authorial asperity as the plot unfolds; Day is so kind to her creations that even hard-nosed Howard ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
6
OBS June: Six work fastest furlong on Friday
... Diamond Omi, Japanese Group 2 winner Midsummer Fair, and Grade/Group 3 winners High Cotton, Casis, Angel Terrace, and Asperity. «Daily Racing Form, Jun 15»
7
Jaguar Land Rover is Working on Pothole Detection Technology
Furthermore, the technology will also be able to identify the location and asperity of the potholes and share the information with not only other ... «NDTVAuto.com, Jun 15»
8
FOLLOW TRISTAN BATH FOLLOW LUKE ABBOTT
... or the unquenchable tension of the barely present hiss on 'Asperity Drone' and 'Landscape 3' - but for the most part, this is quiet dream music ... «Drowned In Sound, Jun 15»
9
Just Jim Dale review – Carry On star had me weeping with laughter
... that inspired him and he re-creates the final speech from that play, where a suburban worm turns on his family, with the right sour asperity. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Paradise City: An Upbeat Novel About Contemporary London
True, you do find yourself wishing for more authorial asperity as the plot unfolds; Day is so kind to her creations that even hard-nosed Howard ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»

REFERENCE
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