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sclerometer
[ skli-rom-i-ter ]
noun
- any instrument for determining with precision the degree of hardness of a substance, especially a mineral, as by measuring the pressure necessary to pierce or scratch it.
sclerometer
/ ˌsklɪərəˈmɛtrɪk; sklɪəˈrɒmɪtə /
noun
- an instrument that determines the hardness of a mineral or metal by means of a diamond point
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Derived Forms
- sclerometric, adjective
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Other Words From
- scler·o·met·ric [skleer-, uh, -, me, -trik, skler-], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sclerometer1
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Example Sentences
But it wasn't the story so much as the flavour of the book that was so impressive: an SF narrative so hard you'd need a sclerometer to measure it, but written with a sinuous, fin-de-siècle intensity.
From The Guardian
Associated words: mineralogy, mineralogist, mineralize, mineralization, mineralogize, sclerometer, chondrule, paramorphism, geology. mouth, n.
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