Durability
[,djʊrə'bɪləti]
Definition
(n.) The state or quality of being durable; the power of uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.
Typist: Silvia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Permanence, durableness.
Editor: Tess
Examples
- While thus lessening the cost of time-keepers their value has been enhanced by increasing their accuracy and durability. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A battery embodying this basic principle will have features of great value where lightness and durability are desiderata. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Color designs of the greatest durability are produced by the weaving together of colored yarns. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Durability of materials and construction. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The proper vulcanization is of the greatest importance in determining the durability of the stamp. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- He said that the intimate and continued companionship of an acid and a metal was unnatural, and incompatible with the idea of durability and simplicity. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Another writer, speaking of the Peacemaker, an effective weapon produced after 1870, said: It has the simplicity, durability, and beauty of a monkey-wrench. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typed by Billie