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SCLEROMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sclerometer" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)