RUGOSITY

Etymology

Noun

rugosity (countable and uncountable, plural rugosities)

(uncountable) The state of being rugose.

(countable) A measure of how rugose something is.

Source: Wiktionary


Ru*gos"i*ty, n. Etym: [l. rugositas: cf. F. rugosité.]

Definition: The quality or state of being rugose.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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