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Definition of Toughness
1. Noun. Enduring strength and energy.
2. Noun. The property of being big and strong.
3. Noun. The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking.
4. Noun. Impressive difficulty.
Generic synonyms: Difficultness, Difficulty
Derivative terms: Formidable, Tough, Tough, Tough
Definition of Toughness
1. n. The quality or state of being tough.
Definition of Toughness
1. Noun. The state of being tough ¹
2. Noun. (physics of a metal) Resistance to fracture when stressed ¹
3. Noun. A formidable difficulty ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Toughness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Toughness
Literary usage of Toughness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Applied Mechanics by William John Macquorn Rankine (1904)
"Toughness, ultimate or proof, is here used to denote the greatest strain which
... Malleable and ductile solids have ultimate toughness greatly exceeding ..."
2. A Manual of Applied Mechanics by William John Macquorn Rankine (1898)
"Toughness, ultimate or proof, is here, used to denote the greatest strain ...
Malleable and ductile solids have ultimate toughness greatly exceeding their ..."
3. Handbook of Testing Materials: For the Constructor. Part I. Methods by Adolf Martens (1899)
"Toughness and Brittleness. 360. It has thus far been impossible to find a perfectly
satisfactory definition for toughness and brittleness, the same as is ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1920)
"(New York Meeting, February, 1919) SOME of the more important properties of
finished materials are strength, ductility, toughness, resistance to alternating ..."
5. Johnson's Materials of Construction by John Butler Johnson, Morton Owen Withey (1919)
"Toughness.— A wood which has a large capacity to resist shocks or blows is ...
Toughness is best measured by the energy of the blow required to rupture a ..."
6. Metallurgy: A Condensed Treatise for the Use of College Students and Any by Henry Wysor (1908)
"An expression for toughness in a metal is gained from the mechanical test ...
The figures for these values are an expression for the toughness of the metal ..."
7. Handbook of Testing Materials: For the Constructor. Part I. Methods by Adolf Martens (1899)
"This is of course but a crude method, but it can be used for practical work. 1.
Toughness and Brittleness. 360. It has thus far been impossible to ..."
8. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... fuel and is highly valued for turning (for carriage wheels especially) when
the tree has grown rapidly, since the toughness is then very great. ..."
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