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sclerometer

Noun

scle=rom=e=ter

WORDNET DICTIONARY

sclerometer(n = noun.artifact) - a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point;

sclerometer, n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + -meter.].

An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral. [1913 Webster]

sclerometer, n. an instrument for determining the hardness of materials.

Etymology

Gk skleros hard + -METER

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