nondestructive testing

British  

/ ˌnɒndɪˈstrʌktɪv /

noun

1.  NDT.  any of several methods of detecting flaws in metals without causing damage. The most common techniques involve the use of X-rays, gamma rays, and ultrasonic vibrations

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Example Sentences

“In our opinion,” the report summarized, “all nondestructive testing and subsequent panel support repair, if necessary, can be done without disturbing the Picasso curtain.”

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2014

Government buyers, insistent on the nearest thing to perfection in space components, have been the prime driving force behind industry's growing interest in nondestructive testing.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pioneers of nondestructive testing were the rail road brakemen, who used to tell if a steel car wheel was cracked by whacking it with a hammer to see if it rang true.

From Time Magazine Archive

Manufacturers of machinery and airframes spend 13% of their production costs on nondestructive testing, are convinced that otherwise they would lose 45% of their production because of faulty quality.

From Time Magazine Archive

But in today's rapidly advancing technology, where the products are often too complex or too expensive to test by such methods, industry's scientists are turning to a new and promising science called nondestructive testing.

From Time Magazine Archive