What does sclerometer mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
sclerometernoun
a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point
Wiktionary
sclerometernoun
A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus
Wikipedia
Sclerometer
The sclerometer, also known as the Turner-sclerometer (from Ancient Greek: σκληρός meaning "hard"), is an instrument used by metallurgists, material scientists and mineralogists to measure the scratch hardness of materials. It was invented in 1896 by Thomas Turner (1861–1951), the first Professor of metallurgy in Britain, at the University of Birmingham. The Turner-Sclerometer test consists of microscopically measuring the width of a scratch made by a diamond under a fixed load, and drawn across the face of the specimen under fixed conditions.
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sclerometer
A sclerometer is a scientific instrument used to measure the hardness of materials by determining the scratch hardness based on the principle of measuring the depth or width of the indentation left by a stylus with a known force. It is commonly used in mineralogy and other industries dealing with materials engineering or geology.
Webster Dictionary
Sclerometernoun
an instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral
Etymology: [Gr. sklhro`s hard + -meter.]
Wikidata
Sclerometer
The sclerometer, also known as the Turner-sclerometer, is an instrument used by metallurgists, material scientists and mineralogists to measure the scratch hardness of materials. It was invented in 1896 by Thomas Turner, the first Professor of metallurgy in Britain, at the University of Birmingham. The Turner-sclerometer test consists of microscopically measuring the width of a scratch made by a diamond under a fixed load, and drawn across the face of the specimen under fixed conditions.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sclerometer in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sclerometer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- escleròmetreCatalan, Valencian
- sclerometerHindi
- sclerometroItalian
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