roughout

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noun

The process of roughing out; anything that has been thus roughed out.

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Meanings

nounroughout (plural roughouts)

plural roughouts

  1. The process of roughing out; anything that has been thus roughed out.

    We distinguish three types of flakes that reflect the principal changes of the state of the shaped tool, from the unworked raw material volume to the finished tool, passing through the roughout and preform phases.

    2015 July 11, “The Still Bay and Howiesons Poort at Sibudu and Blombos: Understanding Middle Stone Age Technologies”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

Deverbal from rough out.

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APA

roughout. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughout

MLA

“roughout.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughout. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roughout,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roughout.

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