hardness

Example Sentences

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In a nod to Satine’s vulnerability, the skirt — made of ostrich feathers and mylar tinsel — softens her look’s diamond hardness.

From New York Times

It’s possible to install softeners in homes connected to public water, Bennett said, but hardness is more common in well water.

From Washington Post

For example, details of the snaps will reveal the hardness of each rock target, a detail that cannot be determined from composition alone.

From Scientific American

And Plummer’s aloofness, his disdain for the movie’s sugary sentimentality, doesn’t just match his character’s own initial hardness of heart.

From Los Angeles Times

The facility features two massive high-pressure ovens known as autoclaves, used to bake carbon composite materials to hardness, and robotic equipment for fabricating large composite structural pieces.

From Seattle Times