hardness (redirected from Mohs hardness)

hard·ness  (härdns)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being hard.

2. The relative resistance of a mineral to scratching, as measured by the Mohs scale.

3. The relative resistance of a metal or other material to denting, scratching, or bending.

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hardness [ˈhɑːdnɪs]

n

1. the quality or condition of being hard

2. (Earth Sciences / Minerals) one of several measures of resistance to indentation, deformation, or abrasion See Mohs scale, Brinell number

3. (Chemistry) the quality of water that causes it to impair the lathering of soap: caused by the presence of certain calcium salts. Temporary hardness can be removed by boiling whereas permanent hardness cannot

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hardness  (härdns)

A measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched. Hardness is measured on the Mohs scale.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hardness - the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" firmness - the property of being unyielding to the touch incompressibility - the property of being incompressible softness - the property of giving little resistance to pressure and being easily cut or molded
	2.	hardness - a quality of water that contains dissolved mineral salts that prevent soap from lathering; "the costs of reducing hardness depend on the relative amounts of calcium and magnesium compounds that are present" quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
	3.	hardness - devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness callousness, unfeelingness, callosity, insensibility insensitiveness, insensitivity - the inability to respond to affective changes in your interpersonal environment dullness - lack of sensibility; "there was a dullness in his heart"; "without him the dullness of her life crept into her work no matter how she tried to compartmentalize it."
	4.	hardness - the quality of being difficult to do; "he assigned a series of problems of increasing hardness"; "the ruggedness of his exams caused half the class to fail" ruggedness difficultness, difficulty - the quality of being difficult; "they agreed about the difficulty of the climb"
	5.	hardness - excessive sternness; "severity of character"; "the harshness of his punishment was inhuman"; "the rigors of boot camp" inclemency, rigorousness, rigourousness, rigour, rigor, severeness, severity, harshness, stiffness sternness, strictness - uncompromising resolution

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hardness

noun

1. firmness, toughness, rigidity, stiffness, solidity, inflexibility, denseness There was an athletic hardness about his body.

2. severity, toughness, callousness, strictness, lack of compassion, sternness, cold-heartedness, hard-heartedness Her hardness is balanced by a goofy humor.

Translations

hardness [ˈhɑːdnɪs] N

1. (= not softness) [of object, substance, water] → dureza f

2. (= not easiness) [of exam, problem] → dificultad f
hardness of hearing → dureza f de oído

3. (= harshness) [of person, measures] → dureza f, severidad f; [of winter, frost] → rigor m
hardness of heart → dureza f de corazón, insensibilidad f

hardness [ˈhɑː^rdnɪs] n [surface, object] → dureté f
hard-nosed [ˌhɑː^rdˈnəʊzd] adj → impitoyable, dur(e)
hard of hearing hard-of-hearing

adj
to be hard of hearing → être dur(e) d'oreille

npl
the hard of hearing → les malentendants mpl
hard porn n → porno m hard >
hard-pressed [ˌhɑː^rdˈprɛst] adj → sous pression
to be hard-pressed to do sth → avoir du mal à faire qch
hard right n → extrême droite f
hard right hard-right modif [party, leader] → d'extrême droite; [belief, viewpoint] → d'extrême droite
hard rock n (MUSIC) → hard rock m
hard sell hard-sell

n (= aggressive sales pitch) → vente f agressive

modif [tactics, approach] → de vente agressive

hardness

n

→ Härte f

(= difficulty) → Schwere f, → Schwierigkeit f; hardness of hearing → Schwerhörigkeit f

(= severity) → Härte f; (of winter, frost) → Strenge f; (of light) → Grelle f, → Grellheit f; the hardness of his heart → seine Hartherzigkeit

hardness [ˈhɑːdnɪs] n (gen) → durezza