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Asperity

/əˈspɛɹɪti/

Roughness as of stone or weather.

📖 Definitions of "Asperity"

noun
  1. 1

    Roughness as of stone or weather.

    "the asperity of Maine's winter"

  2. 2

    Harshness, as of temper.

  3. 3

    Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.

  4. 4

    A part of a geological fault line that does not move.

    "Earthquakes begin and end at asperities."

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