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microhardness

microhardness noun: the hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.

Noun

microhardness (countable and uncountable, plural microhardnesses)

  1. The hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.

Forms of microhardness

pluralmicrohardnesses

Origin of microhardness

From microhard + -ness.

Words formed from microhardness

Questions about microhardness

What does microhardness mean?
Microhardness means the hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.
What part of speech is microhardness?
Microhardness is a noun.
What is the plural of microhardness?
The plural of microhardness is microhardnesses.

Words near microhardness in the dictionary

  1. microhaloes
  2. microhalos
  3. microhaplotype
  4. microhaplotypes
  5. microhard
  6. microhardness
  7. microhardnesses
  8. microharvester
  9. microharvesters
  10. microheater
  11. microheaters

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