smoothness

«smoothness» in Mova's school dictionary: being smooth: flat and even, with no bumps or rough parts — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (smoothness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Smoothness is being smooth: flat and even, with no bumps or rough parts. tree →

2) Smoothness is being calm and easy, without problems. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons: comparing the smoothness of surfaces to test friction (smooth surfaces have less friction). In everyday life: smoothness of skin, paint, a car ride. Phrases: «the smoothness of».

examples

• We tested the smoothness of different surfaces with a toy car. tree →
• The smoothness of the ice made it slippery. tree →
• Sanding gives the wood its smoothness. tree →
• The smoothness of the ride let the baby sleep. tree →
• Feel the smoothness of this pebble. tree →

note

Uncountable. Noun of «smooth». In science, more smoothness usually means less friction, so things slide further.

In the corpora

• To keep thee from the evil woman, from the smoothness of the alien tongue.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «smoothness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.