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defectoscopes

defectoscopes is the plural of defectoscope.

Meaning of defectoscope

Noun

defectoscope (plural defectoscopes)

  1. Any of various devices for testing materials for defects or irregularities that are not visible to the naked eye.
    • The gamma defectoscope must have a sign indicating the type and intesnsity of the gamma source, and there must be a lock and key so that the source can be locked up, the aim being that the radioisotope should not be handled by irresponsible persons;1962, P. Bojovic, “The Application of Radioisotopes in Industry”, in Ivan Draganić, editor, Radiochemical Procedures: Work with Radioactive Isotopes, page 409

Questions about defectoscopes

What is defectoscopes the plural of?
Defectoscopes is the plural of defectoscope.

Words near defectoscopes in the dictionary

  1. defector
  2. defector-in-place
  3. defectors
  4. defectors-in-place
  5. defectoscope
  6. defectoscopes
  7. defectoscopic
  8. defectoscopy
  9. defects
  10. defects of one's qualities
  11. defectuosities

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