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sclerometer

sclerometer noun: a device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.

Noun

sclerometer (plural sclerometers)

  1. A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.

Forms of sclerometer

pluralsclerometers

Origin of sclerometer

From sclero- + -meter.

Questions about sclerometer

What does sclerometer mean?
Sclerometer means a device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.
What part of speech is sclerometer?
Sclerometer is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerometer?
The plural of sclerometer is sclerometers.

Words near sclerometer in the dictionary

  1. scleroma
  2. scleromalacia
  3. scleromalacias
  4. scleromas
  5. scleromata
  6. sclerometer
  7. sclerometers
  8. sclerometric
  9. sclerometry
  10. scleromorphic
  11. scleromorphism

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