Izod test

noun

A standard test for determining the impact resistance of materials, using a pivoting arm that is released from a specific height to strike a sample.

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Meanings

nounIzod test (plural Izod tests)

plural Izod tests

  1. A standard test for determining the impact resistance of materials, using a pivoting arm that is released from a specific height to strike a sample.

Origin

Named after the English engineer Edwin Gilbert Izod (1876–1946), who described it in his 1903 address to the British Association, subsequently published in Engineering.

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APA

Izod test. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izod%20test

MLA

“Izod test.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izod%20test. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Izod test,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Izod%20test.

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