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  • 31turbulence — Synonyms and related words: CAT, ado, aerospace, aerosphere, agitation, air flow, air hole, air pocket, airspace, asperity, babel, bluster, bobbery, boil, boiling, brawl, broil, brouhaha, bump, bumpiness, burble, bustle, cacophony, ceiling, chaos …

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  • 32unevenness — Synonyms and related words: adulteration, arrhythmia, asperity, asymmetry, brokenness, bumpiness, capriciousness, changeability, changeableness, choppiness, contrariety, cragginess, dappleness, defectibility, defectiveness, deficiency,… …

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  • 33roughness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Quality of not being smooth or even Nouns 1. roughness, unevenness, ruggedness, asperity, rugosity, corrugation, nodosity, nodulation, hairiness, arborescence, tooth, grain, texture, ripple. 2. (hairlike …

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  • 34Roughness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Roughness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 roughness roughness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 tooth tooth grain texture ripple Sgm: N 1 asperity asperity rugosity salebrosity| corrugation …

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  • 35atectonic —    In sculpture, describes shapes or forms that tend to reach out into open space. Also see boss, projection, and rugosity …

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  • 36declivity —    A downward slope, as may be observed on a hill or a boss. A slope described as declivitous is an especially steep one. The adjectival form of declivity is declivous. (pron. deh kli vi tee, and deh kly ves) Also see fold, kerf, molding, pleat,… …

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  • 37dent —    A depression in a surface made by pressure or a hit. Also see carve, concave, dapping block, declivity, ear, fluted, hammers (ballpein hammer, bush hammer, claw hammer, mallet, manipulate, mortise, relief, repoussé, rugosity, subtractive, and… …

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  • 38granulate —    A material which is rough and grainy. Or, to make a material rough and grainy. (pr. gran yeh layt ) Also see abrasive, matting tools, rugosity, sand, and texture …

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  • 39mark —    A visible trace or impression on a surface, such as a line, a dot, spot, stain, scratch, blemish, mar, bruise, crack, dent, boss, kerf, or pleat. Also see abrade, align and alignment, carve, change, distress, draw, etch, paint, palimpsest,… …

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  • 40pleat —    A fold in cloth made by doubling the fabric upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place. Also see costume, declivity, kerf, mark, rugosity, and textile …

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