nanoindenter

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noun

An instrument for indentation testing at the nanoscale

Scrabble 13

Meanings

nounnanoindenter (plural nanoindenters)

plural nanoindenters

  1. engineeringAn instrument for indentation testing at the nanoscale

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishindent
  5. Englishindenter
  6. Englishnanoindenter

From nano- + indenter.

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Translations

Italian nanoindentatore
  • nanoindentatoreTranslations
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APA

nanoindenter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoindenter

MLA

“nanoindenter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoindenter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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