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SCLEROMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sclerometer mean?
• SCLEROMETER (noun)
The noun SCLEROMETER has 1 sense:
1. a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point
Familiarity information: SCLEROMETER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sclerometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
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