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surface roughness

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surface roughness [′sər·fəs ‚rəf·nəs]
(engineering)
The closely spaced unevenness of a solid surface (pits and projections) that results in friction for solid-solid movement or for fluid flow across the solid surface.


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The scientists found that surface roughness increased significantly (from 2 nm to 7 nm) after zein nanotubules were formed.
It is a fully integrated graphical simulation environment with built-in 3D full-wave field solver for multilayered circuits, which accounts for losses and dispersion from transitions to skin effect, skin and proximity effects, and metal surface roughness.
Excessive surface roughness can be an indication of a poorly maintained system.
 
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