Toughness — Toughness, in materials science and metallurgy, is the resistance to fracture of a material when stressed. It is defined as the amount of energy per volume that a material can absorb before rupturing.Mathematical definitionToughness can be found… … Wikipedia
Toughness — Tough ness, n. The quality or state of being tough. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Toughness — Toughness. См. Вязкость. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
toughness — index main force, strength, tenacity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
toughness — tough ► ADJECTIVE 1) strong enough to withstand wear and tear. 2) able to endure hardship, adversity, or pain. 3) strict and uncompromising. 4) involving considerable difficulty or hardship. 5) rough or violent. 6) used to express a lack of… … English terms dictionary
toughness — noun see tough I … New Collegiate Dictionary
toughness — See toughly. * * * … Universalium
toughness — noun a) The state of being tough b) Resistance to fracture when stressed … Wiktionary
toughness — Synonyms and related words: Spartanism, abstruseness, adamantness, adhesiveness, arduousness, astringency, austerity, authoritarianism, backbone, body, bothersomeness, bottom, bullheadedness, burdensomeness, callosity, callousness, chutzpah,… … Moby Thesaurus
toughness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, harshness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness, strictness, stringency. See EASY. 2. Unwavering firmness of character,… … English dictionary for students
