Asperity

noun

/əˈspɛɹɪti/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounRoughness as of stone or weather.

"the asperity of Maine's winter"

2.nounHarshness, as of temper.

3.nounSomething that is harsh and difficult to endure.

4.nounA part of a geological fault line that does not move.

"Earthquakes begin and end at asperities."

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