Crossword clues for toughness
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Toughness \Tough"ness\, n. The quality or state of being tough.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from tough (adj.) + -ness.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state of being tough 2 (context physics of a metal English) resistance to fracture when stressed 3 A formidable difficulty
WordNet
n. enduring strength and energy [syn: stamina, staying power]
the property of being big and strong [syn: huskiness, ruggedness]
the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking [syn: temper]
impressive difficulty [syn: formidability]
Wikipedia
In materials science and metallurgy, toughness is the ability of a material to absorb energy and plastically deform without fracturing. One definition of material toughness is the amount of energy per unit volume that a material can absorb before rupturing. It is also defined as a material's resistance to fracture when stressed.
Toughness requires a balance of strength and ductility.
Usage examples of "toughness".
What seemed to be cloth of gold was actually a costly fabric woven from the byssus threads of Franconian mollusks, famed throughout the galaxy for beauty and toughness.
While the Fiver looked small in the company of the battle cruisers, even destroyers, she had the sleekness of a stellar racer combined with the toughness of a military craft.
Wild and sultry, like Savannah, unpredictable and deceivingly delicate, fragility in the guise of unforgiving toughness.
He was more than partial to thick giblet soup, the toughness of gizzard held no fear for him and stuffed, roast heart no symbol.
He had left under a cloud and with a reputation for genuine toughness and rowdyism that has seen few parallels even in the ungentle district of his birth and upbringing.
She was surprised to see that Norah Mangor, despite the toughness of her voice, had a pleasant and impish countenance.
Suddenly, all her newfound toughness was no bulwark against resurgent grief.
The property of toughness is, therefore, supplied by the animal matter.
Without shields in the sense I considered conventional, the warranters and the Space Force ships were cut horridly across the hulls, able to stand up to the pounding only because of their sheer toughness and overbuilt construction.
Our dogs, purebred Siberian Huskies, could surpass many Alaskan dogs in toughness and cold resistance, but most modern racers used hound Husky crossbred dogs that are speedier than pure arctic breeds.
As to the coyer subtleties of the score, their discovery provides fresh interest for repeated hearings, giving The Ring a Beethovenian inexhaustibility and toughness of wear.
Only by his catlike agility and the toughness born of many clean years in the saddle did the cowpuncher weather for the time the hurricane that lashed at him.
All night long, the mourning Kaiel had pledged their loyalty in song and in speech and gift-giving and even, at the height of the celebration, with wry jokes about the toughness of his flesh.
In the realm of public combat, Kerry was essentially focusing on the issue of what message must be sent to the nonvoting global audience--including al Qaeda and its possible adherents--and agreeing with Bush that that message must be one of toughness, a tough leader leading a tough nation.
The beings multiplied by means of spores - like vegetable pteridophytes, as Lake had suspected - but, owing to their prodigious toughness and longevity, and consequent lack of replacement needs, they did not encourage the large-scale development of new prothallia except when they had new regions to colonize.