surface finish

noun

The quality of a surface, in terms of its roughness, microscopic pattern (lay) and macroscopic pattern (waviness).

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Meanings

nounsurface finish (plural surface finishes)

plural surface finishes

  1. engineeringThe quality of a surface, in terms of its roughness, microscopic pattern (lay) and macroscopic pattern (waviness).

    If the surface finish is rougher that the polished surface of a typical smooth test specimen, the long-life fatigue strength is reduced.

    2013, N. Dowling, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, page 485
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