surface finish
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
surface finish (plural surface finishes)
- (engineering) The quality of a surface, in terms of its roughness, microscopic pattern (lay) and macroscopic pattern (waviness).
- 2013, N. Dowling, Mechanical Behaviour of Materials, page 485:
- If the surface finish is rougher that the polished surface of a typical smooth test specimen, the long-life fatigue strength is reduced.
Usage notes[edit]
Typically the expression good surface finish refers to a smoother surface finish, though smoothness is not always a desirable quality.