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sclerometer

[ skli-rom-i-ter ]

noun

  1. 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

  1. an instrument that determines the hardness of a mineral or metal by means of a diamond point
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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

First recorded in 1875–80; sclero- + -meter
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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.

Associated words: mineralogy, mineralogist, mineralize, mineralization, mineralogize, sclerometer, chondrule, paramorphism, geology. mouth, n.

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