yìng​dù

water hardness

  • created sense approved 硬度 · yìng​dù · hardness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬度

    yìng​dù

    hardness

    the physical property of being hard; specifically the ability of a solid material to resist deformation, scratches, or wear

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · hard 度 (bound) → 度 · dù · -ness

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  • created sense approved 硬度 · yìng​dù · water hardness — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    硬度

    yìng​dù

    water hardness

    the concentration of dissolved minerals, such as calcium and magnesium salts, used as an indicator of water quality

    硬 (literal) → 硬 · yìng · hard 度 (bound) → 度 · dù · -ness

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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