Definition of Fastness. Meaning of Fastness. Synonyms of Fastness

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Definition of Fastness

Fastness
Fastness Fast"ness, n. [AS. f[ae]stnes, fr. f[ae]st fast. See Fast, a.] 1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. --Sir J. Davies. 2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains. 3. Conciseness of style. [Obs.] --Ascham. 4. The state of being fast or swift.

Meaning of Fastness from wikipedia

- A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare,...
- Acid-fastness is a physical property of certain bacterial and eukaryotic cells, as well as some sub-cellular structures, specifically their resistance...
- fastness is a term—used in the dyeing of textile materials—that characterizes a material's colour's resistance to fading or running. Colour fastness is...
- yarns, and fabrics with the goal of achieving color with desired color fastness. Dyeing is normally done in a special solution containing dyes and particular...
- applied in an aqueous solution and may require a mordant to improve the fastness of the dye on the fiber. The majority of natural dyes are derived from...
- by rangers led by Faramir, Boromir's brother, and brought to the secret fastness of Henneth Annûn. Faramir resists the temptation to seize the Ring and...
- protonated –NH2 group of the fibre and acid group of the dye. Overall wash fastness is poor, although lightfastness is quite good. As dye and fibre contain...
- cities and an army of educational representatives penetrating the rural fastnesses to sell the press's stock as well as books published by firms whose agencies...
- mordant used affects the shade obtained after dyeing and also affects the fastness property of the dye. The application of mordant, either pre-mordant, meta-mordant...
- standards and exhibit exceptional wash fastness, boil fastness, light fastness, weather fastness and chlorine fastness. Indanthrone blue was the first example...