tenuity
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The travelling organs, moreover, increase in size in proportion to the tenuity of the fluid to be acted upon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various
With this in his hand, the workman carefully traces the outlines of his drawing, which the tenuity of the saw-blade allows the tool to follow into every curve and angle.
From British Manufacturing Industries Pottery, Glass and Silicates, Furniture and Woodwork. by Arnoux, L.
Another and yet more remarkable observation is on record which goes far to prove not only the tenuity, but the transparency of a cometary nucleus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
Around the Lamasery rise, numerous and without order, towers or pyramids, slender and tapering, resting generally on huge bases, little in harmony with the tenuity of the constructions they support.
From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis
The tenuity of the atmosphere on Mars has another consequence.
From Are the Planets Inhabited? by Maunder, E. Walter (Edward Walter)
