tenacity

tenacia, perseveranza

Capacità di continuare a impegnarsi per ottenere qualcosa, anche quando è difficile.

In inglese semplice: The ability to keep trying to achieve something, even when it is difficult.

• I admire her tenacity.
• His tenacity helped him finish the project.
• They fought with remarkable tenacity despite repeated setbacks.

Sinonimi: determination, persistence, perseverance

Espressioni comuni: show tenacity, great tenacity, sheer tenacity

tenacità

Capacità di un materiale di resistere alle forze che tendono a separarlo o romperlo.

In inglese semplice: The ability of a material to resist being pulled apart or broken.

• The wire has high tenacity.
• They tested the tenacity of the new fibres.
• Heat reduced the material’s tenacity, making it easier to break.

Sinonimi: toughness

Contrari: brittleness

Espressioni comuni: tenacity of something, high tenacity, fibre tenacity

coesione

Proprietà per cui le parti di una sostanza restano unite perché si attraggono.

In inglese semplice: The way parts of a substance hold together because they attract each other.

• The particles’ attraction gives the substance tenacity.
• The lecture linked molecular attraction to tenacity.
• Greater tenacity helped the particles remain together.

Sinonimi: cohesion, cohesiveness

Espressioni comuni: molecular tenacity, tenacity of something

adesività, viscosità

Capacità di una sostanza di attaccarsi ad altre cose o di opporre resistenza allo scorrimento.

In inglese semplice: The ability of a substance to stick to other things or resist flowing.

• The glue’s tenacity held the label in place.
• They measured the tenacity of the thick liquid.
• The resin showed greater tenacity on a rough surface.

Sinonimi: adhesiveness, stickiness, viscosity

Espressioni comuni: tenacity of glue, adhesive tenacity