Definition of indenter in English:
indenter
noun ɪnˈdɛntəˌinˈden(t)ər
A small hard object used for producing an indentation in a solid in an indentation test.
Example sentencesExamples
- The mean pressure between the surface of the indenter and the indentation is equal to the load divided by the projected area of the indentation.
- This number refers to the weight required for a diamond indenter to produce an indentation in the coating.
- Unfortunately, there are no well-defined spherical indenters available for indentation tests at the subcellular level.
- The indenter is joined to a bending beam that measures the force applied by a pair of transducers.
- Such large-scale clinical indenters average the mechanical properties of the biological tissue over a large volume, i.e., over several square millimetres of material.