"surface finish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: surface finishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} surface finish (plural surface finishes)
  1. (engineering) The quality of a surface, in terms of its roughness, microscopic pattern (lay) and macroscopic pattern (waviness). Wikipedia link: surface finish Categories (topical): Engineering

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