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单词 sclerometer
释义

sclerometer

[ skli-rom-i-ter ]
/ sklɪˈrɒm ɪ tər /

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.

Origin of sclerometer

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

OTHER WORDS FROM sclerometer

scler·o·met·ric [skleer-uh-me-trik, skler-], /ˌsklɪər əˈmɛ trɪk, ˌsklɛr-/, adjective

Words nearby sclerometer

sclerokeratitis, sclerokeratoiritis, scleroma, scleromalacia, scleromere, sclerometer, scleromyxedema, scleronychia, sclero-oophoritis, sclerophthalmia, sclerophyll
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British Dictionary definitions for sclerometer

sclerometer
/ (sklɪəˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument that determines the hardness of a mineral or metal by means of a diamond point

Derived forms of sclerometer

sclerometric (ˌsklɪərəˈmɛtrɪk), adjective
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