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hardness

a measure of the resistance of a material to localised plastic deformation induced by either mechanical indentation or abrasion

reuse

the act of using a product or material again for its original purpose or for a new purpose

line of incidence

the line along which light travels as it strikes a surface

transpiration

the process by which plants lose water through their leaves

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