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defectoscopy

defectoscopy noun: the technological detection of defects or irregularities in materials.

Noun

defectoscopy (uncountable)

  1. The technological detection of defects or irregularities in materials.
    • During defectoscopy under industrial conditions cracks at a depth of more than 1.5-2 mm were reliably exposed.1967, B.P. Dovnar, “Rapid Electormagnetic Rail Defectoscopy”, in The Soviet Journal of Nondestructive Testing - Volume 3, page 487
    • Radiation defectoscopy is a nondestructive testing of materials used to detect violations of the uniformity of the macrostructure.2019, Ilya Obodovskiy, Radiation: Fundamentals, Applications, Risks, and Safety, page 321

Origin of defectoscopy

From defect + -o- + -scopy.

Questions about defectoscopy

What does defectoscopy mean?
Defectoscopy means the technological detection of defects or irregularities in materials.
What part of speech is defectoscopy?
Defectoscopy is a noun.

Words near defectoscopy in the dictionary

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

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