harshness
11harshness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crudity, brutality, acerbity; see anger , cruelty , tyranny . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact or condition of being rigorous and unsparing: austerity, hardness, rigidity, rigor, rigorousness, severity, sternness,… …
12harshness — the high frequency (25 100 Hz) vibrations of the structure and/or components that are perceived tactually and/or audibly. The interaction of the tire with road irregularities produces such vibrations (15 100 Hz) …
13harshness — harsh·ness || hÉ‘rʃnɪs /hÉ‘Ëʃ n. coarseness, roughness; lack of sympathetic feeling; cruelty …
14harshness — n. 1. Roughness. 2. Austerity, rigor, severity, sternness, crabbedness, moroseness, churlishness, ill temper, asperity, ill nature, hardness, unkindness, acerbity. 3. Rudeness, incivility, bluntness, bluffness, ungraciousness, churlishness,… …
15harshness — harsh·ness …
16Noise, Vibration, and Harshness — Noise, Vibration, and Harshness, also known as Noise and Vibration, abbreviated to NVH and N V respectively, is the name given to the field of measuring, and modifying, the noise and vibration characteristics of vehicles, particularly cars and… …
17Noise Vibration Harshness — Noise, Vibration, Harshness (deutsch.: Geräusch, Vibration, Rauheit) oder kurz NVH ist inzwischen auch im deutschsprachigen Raum die Bezeichnung für als Geräusch hörbare oder als Vibration spürbare Schwingungen in Kraftfahrzeugen oder an… …
18Noise, vibration, and harshness — (NVH), also known as noise and vibration (N V), is the study and modification of the noise and vibration characteristics of vehicles, particularly cars and trucks. While noise and vibration can be readily measured, Harshness is a subjective… …
19harsh — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)ʃ[/t]] harsher, harshest 1) ADJ GRADED Harsh climates or conditions are very difficult for people, animals, and plants to live in. The weather grew harsh, chilly and unpredictable. ...the harsh desert environment. ...after the harsh… …
20Acrimonies — Acrimony Ac ri*mo*ny, n.; pl. {Acrimonies}. [L. acrimonia, fr. acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.] 1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others; also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the juices of certain plants.… …
