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Knoop test

Knoop test noun: a microhardness test in which a pyramidal diamond point is pressed into the polished surface of the test material with a known load, for a specified dwell time, and the resulting indentation is measured using a microscope.

Noun

Knoop test (plural Knoop tests)

  1. A microhardness test in which a pyramidal diamond point is pressed into the polished surface of the test material with a known load, for a specified dwell time, and the resulting indentation is measured using a microscope.

Forms of Knoop test

pluralKnoop tests

Origin of Knoop test

Developed by Frederick Knoop and colleagues at the National Bureau of Standards of the United States in 1939.

Questions about Knoop test

What does Knoop test mean?
Knoop test means a microhardness test in which a pyramidal diamond point is pressed into the polished surface of the test material with a known load, for a specified dwell time, and the resulting indentation is measured using a microscope.
What part of speech is Knoop test?
Knoop test is a noun.
What is the plural of Knoop test?
The plural of Knoop test is Knoop tests.

Words near Knoop test in the dictionary

  1. knolych
  2. Knook
  3. Knoop
  4. Knoop hardness
  5. Knoop hardnesses
  6. Knoop test
  7. Knoop tests
  8. knop
  9. Knop's solution
  10. Knopf
  11. Knopfler

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