sclerometer

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noun

A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.

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Meanings

nounsclerometer (plural sclerometers)

plural sclerometers

  1. A device used to measure the hardness of a material by applying pressure to a moving diamond stylus.

Origin

From sclero- + -meter.

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Translations

Catalan escleròmetre
  • escleròmetredevice used to measure hardness
Greek σκληρόμετρο
  • σκληρόμετρο (sklirómetro)device used to measure hardness
Italian sclerometro
  • sclerometrodevice used to measure hardness
Swedish sklerometer, hårdhetsmätare
  • sklerometerdevice used to measure hardness
  • hårdhetsmätaredevice used to measure hardness
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerometer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerometer.

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