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Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.
Saul Bellow

Meaning of "fineness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINENESS

fineness  [ˈfaɪnnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fineness 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 FINENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fineness

The fineness of a precious metal refers to the ratio of the primary metal to any additives or impurities traditionally expressed as parts per 1,000. A piece of alloy metal containing a precious metal may have the weight of its precious component referred to as its fine weight. For example, 1 troy ounce of 18 karat gold may be said to have a fine weight of 0.75 troy ounces. Many precious metals are used in the form of alloys. Other metals are added to increase hardness, to make the metal more practical for use in such items as coins and jewelry, or to decrease the cost of the alloy. For example, copper is added to the precious metal silver to make a more durable alloy for use in coins, housewares and jewelry. A traditional measure for the fineness of silver in Britain is the mass of the amount of silver in 12 troy ounces of the resulting alloy. Britannia silver has a fineness of 11 troy ounces, 10 pennyweights, or about 95.83% silver, whereas sterling silver has a fineness of 11 troy ounces, 2 pennyweights, or about 92.5% silver. In other locations fineness is measured in units of mass per thousand.

Definition of fineness in the English dictionary

The definition of fineness in the dictionary is the state or quality of being fine. Other definition of fineness is a measurement of the purity of precious metal, expressed as the number of parts per thousand that is precious metal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINENESS


cleanness
ˈkliːnnɪs
commonness
ˈkɒmənnɪs
evenness
ˈiːvənnɪs
genuineness
ˈdʒenjʊɪnnɪs
germaneness
dʒɜːˈmeɪnnɪs
greenness
ˈɡriːnnɪs
humaneness
hjuːˈmeɪnnɪs
leanness
ˈliːnnɪs
meanness
ˈmiːnnɪs
oneness
ˈwʌnnɪs
openness
ˈəʊpənnɪs
plainness
ˈpleɪnnɪs
proneness
ˈprəʊnnɪs
rottenness
ˈrɒtnnɪs
sternness
ˈstɜːnnɪs
stubbornness
ˈstʌbənnɪs
suddenness
ˈsʌdənnɪs
thinness
ˈθɪnnɪs
unevenness
ʌnˈiːvənnɪs
wantonness
ˈwɒntənnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINENESS

fine-drawn
fine-drew
fine-grain
fine-grained
fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb
fine-tune
fine-tuning
fineable
fineableness
fineish
fineless
finely
fineries
finery
fines herbes
finespun
finesse
finesser
finest

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
doneness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of fineness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fineness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINENESS

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

Translator English - Chinese

细度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

finura
570 millions of speakers

English

fineness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुंदरता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صفاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тонкость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

finura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুন্দরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

finesse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kehalusan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Feinheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

細かさ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

섬도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fineness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vẻ đẹp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிடந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुंदरता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

incelik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

finezza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rozdrobnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тонкість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

finețe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λεπτότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fynheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

finhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

finhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fineness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINENESS»

The term «fineness» is regularly used and occupies the 70.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINENESS» OVER TIME

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

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2 QUOTES WITH «FINENESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fineness.
1
Saul Bellow
Everybody knows there is no fineness or accuracy of suppression; if you hold down one thing, you hold down the adjoining.
2
W. E. B. Du Bois
But what of black women?... I most sincerely doubt if any other race of women could have brought its fineness up through so devilish a fire.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINENESS»

Discover the use of fineness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fineness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and ...
Of the various physical properties that relate to cement quality, probably the most important and widely used is fineness. Because cement is a ground material, it has an inherently broad particle size distribution (Fig. 1). The median particle ...
Joseph F. Lamond, J. H. Pielert, 2006
2
Concrete Technology
These properties of the aggregate influence the specific heat and thermal conductivity of the concrete, and are important in the case of mass concrete and where insulation is required. 3.8 FINENESS MODULUS The fineness modulus is a ...
M L Gambhir, 2004
3
Concrete, Masonry and Brickwork: A Practical Handbook for ...
100 r- 100 50 30 16 8 4 3/81/2 3/4 1 1 1/2 Standard sizes of square-mesh sieves Fineness Modulus 2-41. The fineness modulus indicates the fineness of a FA but is not the same as its grade. Many FA gradings can have the same fineness ...
‎1999
4
Report on the Utility of an Uniform System in Measures, ...
The standard of fineness for gold being fixed at .917 ; that for silver at .882 milliemes, or thousandths, according to the French mode of computation, now employed in the Mints of the United States, instead of the ancient expression by carats ...
J. H. Gibbon, 1854
5
U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper
An interesting confirmation of this view is recorded by McConnell,2 who states that examination of nuggets from the Klondike shows that their surfaces consist of gold of greater fineness than their insides. Some interesting data on the fineness  ...
6
Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
In this report a to separate from a natural alluvium a grade body of debris is conceived to be composed of which is really uniform in fineness, equal volume units, each of which has a deter- When the mean fineness of a sample of mined or ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1914
7
New Scientist
Sound waves feel the fineness of fleece fibre The Aussies, ever loath to see an important money-spinning job done badly, have been casting a critical eye lately over wool fibres — particularly, how to sort the finer desirable grades from the rest ...
8
Challenges of Power Engineering and Environment: Proceedings ...
Fig.6 shows that, for the two coals, the values of AT and Ar1/2 decreases slowly, respectively, along with increase of the fineness when the fineness is larger than 160mesh, besides, the values of AT and A7j'/2 f°r DouLiShan coal decreases ...
Ke-fa Cen, Yong Chi, Jianhua Yan, 2009
9
Pawnshop. Theory and practice:
Every vessel containing reactants must have a label or note indicating its function , e.g. "millesimal fineness 583 reactant". 4. Working reactants should be stored in cases with hollows for the droppers and supplied with a glass rod. 5. Reactants ...
Nikolay Bobrov, 2012
10
Algebra with Arithmetic and Mensuration from the Sanscrit
After refining, the weight being sixteen méshas ; touch 1'5. The touch being sixteen; weight 15. 104. Rule.' From the acquired fineness of the mixture, taken into the aggregate quantity of gold, subtract the sum of the products of the weight and ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fineness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gold dips on subdued offtake, silver firms up
However, silver (.999 fineness) climbed by Rs 160 to close at Rs 35,950 per kg as compared to Rs 35,790 previously. In New York, gold lost ground following a ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
2
Sea Cucumber Capsule Industry in China, 2015-2020
The sea cucumber capsule has developed from commonness toward fineness and specialization. Though, in overall, the sea cucumber ... «Solar Plaza, Jul 15»
3
The Royal Mint attracts more than 10000 new bullion customers
The Royal Mint has recently introduced a new fineness of Britannia bullion coins and a highly-secure on-site bullion vault storage facility. «The Money Pages, Jul 15»
4
Groz-Beckert offers needles for battery separator production
The choice of suitable needle type depends on the raw material used, the fibre fineness, and the desired effect. The GEBECON, EcoStar and ... «Innovation in Textiles, Jul 15»
5
Gold reclaim 26k, silver recovers on good buying, global cues
Silver (.999 fineness) surged Rs 675 to end Rs 35,790 per kg as against Rs 35,115 yesterday. Globally, gold rose in early European trade as a ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
6
The Thirstiest, Most Hilarious Reactions To Drake's Beard
Chile. While some of us have always noticed and appreciated Drake's fineness, this particular summer, homeboy is hitting on all cylinders. «Madame Noire, Jul 15»
7
Gold slips to 25k mark, silver below Rs36K on global cues
Silver (.999 fineness) tumbled by a whopping Rs 1,130 to conclude at Rs 35,115 per kg (the level last seen on November 14, 2014) as ... «Free Press Journal, Jul 15»
8
Drake's Beard And Rock Hard Abs Are Breaking The Internet …
But, it's not just the glistening pumped up torso that's getting attention—the 28-year-old's fineness has been even further amplified by the ... «Popdust, Jul 15»
9
Gold for your IRA?
... gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion that meets certain fineness standards. For example, an IRA can own American Gold Eagle coins, ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
10
Vibrating Cup Mill – Now with Higher Grinding Performance and …
... many practical advantages in all areas in which hard, brittle and fibrous material must be ground extremely quick down to analytical fineness. «International Environmental Technology, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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