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| has gloss | (noun) harshness of manner asperity, sharpness |
| has gloss | eng: Asperity, defined as "unevenness of surface, roughness, ruggedness" (OED, from the Latin asper — "rough"), has implications (for example) in physics and in seismology. Smooth surfaces, even those polished to a mirror finish, are not truly smooth on an atomic scale. They are rough, with sharp, rough or rugged projections, termed "asperities". |
| lexicalization | eng: asperity |
| lexicalization | eng: sharpness |
| subclass of | (noun) a disagreeable, irritable, or malevolent disposition ill nature |
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| Bulgarian | |
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| lexicalization | bul: грапавина |
| German | |
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| lexicalization | deu: Rauigkeit |
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| lexicalization | ell: δριμύτητα |
| French | |
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| lexicalization | fra: aspérité |
| Ido | |
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| lexicalization | ido: aspereso |
| Indonesian | |
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| lexicalization | ind: kekasaran/ketajaman |
| Japanese | |
| has gloss | jpn: アスペリティ（asperity）は字義通りには、荒々しさ、（言葉の）激しさ、（表面の）ざらざらしていること、などをいう名詞であるが、地震学では、震源域の中で大きくずれ、大きな揺れを起こす地震波が出ると考えられる部分を指す。被害をもたらす強震動を左右するのが、アスペリティである。 |
| lexicalization | jpn: アスペリティ |
| Korean | |
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| lexicalization | kor: 꺼칠꺼칠함 |
| lexicalization | kor: 퉁명스러움 |
| Thai | |
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| lexicalization | tha: ความไม่ละมุนละม่อม |
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| opposite | (noun) without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" bluntness, dullness |
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| similar | e/Asperity |
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| media:img | Asperities.svg |
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