sclerometer

9.9

A tool that measures how hard materials are by pressing a diamond tip into them

noun
/ˌsklɪrəˈmɛtər/

Specialized

: esclerómetro

The laboratory technician used a sclerometer to assess the hardness of the mineral samples.

Examples

Because the sclerometer has a diamond point, it can test even very hard substances.
A sclerometer can provide accurate measurements for quality control in manufacturing industries.
The sclerometer provides accurate readings of material hardness.
Many engineers use a sclerometer in their testing labs.
The laboratory technician used a sclerometer to assess the hardness of the mineral samples.
A sclerometer can provide accurate measurements for quality control in manufacturing industries.
Because the sclerometer has a diamond point, it can test even very hard substances.

Synonyms

durometer

vssclerometer

Specialized

1 9.9

An instrument that measures how hard materials like rubber or metal are

measures hardness by penetrating materials with a diamond tipped stylus

Surface Forms

sclerometer singular

sclerometers plural

Morphology

sclerometer = scler + meter

The word is built regularly from the combining form 'scler-' meaning hard and '-meter' meaning measuring instrument, but the first element is a bound classical form that average learners are unlikely to recognize.

Etymology

Sclerometer comes from the Greek words skleros meaning 'hard' and metron meaning 'measure'. So a sclerometer is literally a 'hardness measurer', a tool that tests how hard a material is.