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noun
An instrument for indentation testing at the nanoscale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, nanotechnology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English indent Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English indenter English nanoindenter From nano- + indenter.
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