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Vickers hardness

Vickers hardness noun: the hardness of a material according to the Vickers hardness test, based on its ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source.

Noun

Vickers hardness (countable and uncountable, plural Vickers hardnesses)

  1. The hardness of a material according to the Vickers hardness test, based on its ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source.

Forms of Vickers hardness

pluralVickers hardnesses

Origin of Vickers hardness

Developed at Vickers Limited, founded by miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828.

Questions about Vickers hardness

What does Vickers hardness mean?
Vickers hardness means the hardness of a material according to the Vickers hardness test, based on its ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source.
What part of speech is Vickers hardness?
Vickers hardness is a noun.
What is the plural of Vickers hardness?
The plural of Vickers hardness is Vickers hardnesses.

Words near Vickers hardness in the dictionary

  1. vicissity
  2. Vick
  3. Vickerman
  4. Vickermans
  5. Vickers
  6. Vickers hardness
  7. Vickers hardnesses
  8. Vickerses
  9. Vickery
  10. Vickerys
  11. Vickey

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