Meanings
nounnanoindentation (plural nanoindentations)
plural nanoindentations
- engineeringAn indentation test carried out at nanoscale, such as by use of a nanoindenter
Origin
- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Englishindentation
- Englishnanoindentation
From nano- + indentation.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Nanoindentierung
- Nanoindentierungan indentation test carried out at nanoscale
Italian nanoindentatura, nanoindentazione
- nanoindentaturaan indentation test carried out at nanoscale
- nanoindentazionean indentation test carried out at nanoscale
Korean 나노압입, 나노인덴테이션
- 나노압입 (nanoabip)an indentation test carried out at nanoscale
- 나노인덴테이션 (nanoindenteisyeon)an indentation test carried out at nanoscale
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nanoindentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoindentation
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“nanoindentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoindentation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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