microhardness

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noun

The hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.

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Meanings

nounmicrohardness (countable and uncountable, plural microhardnesses)

plural microhardnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe hardness of a very small area of the surface layer of a material.

Origin

From microhard + -ness.

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APA

microhardness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhardness

MLA

“microhardness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhardness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microhardness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microhardness.

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