fineness

[ fahyn-nis ]
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noun
  1. the state or quality of being fine.

  2. the proportion of pure precious metal in an alloy, often expressed in parts per thousand.

Origin of fineness

1
late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at fine1, -ness

Words Nearby fineness

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How to use fineness in a sentence

  • They are generally thickest in the middle, while their teeth are of various degrees of fineness and of different forms.

British Dictionary definitions for fineness

fineness

/ (ˈfaɪnnɪs) /


noun
  1. the state or quality of being fine

  2. a measurement of the purity of precious metal, expressed as the number of parts per thousand that is precious metal

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