indentation resistance
1Indentation hardness — tests are used to determine the hardness of a material to deformation. Several such tests exist, wherein the examined material is indented until an impression is formed; these tests can be performed on a macroscopic or microscopic scale. When… …
2indentation hardness — The resistance of a metal (or plastic) surface to indentation when subjected to pressure by a hard pointed or rounded tool …
3Programming style — is a set of rules or guidelines used when writing the source code for a computer program. It is often claimed that following a particular programming style will help programmers to read and understand source code conforming to the style, and help …
4Ocular tonometry — This article is about Ocular tonometry. For Gastric Tonometry, see Gastric tonometry. Ocular tonometry Intervention A patient in front of a tonometer ICD 9 CM …
5Hardness — This article is about mechanical properties of materials. For other uses, see Hard. Hardness is the measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a force is applied. Macroscopic hardness is generally… …
6Brick — For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation). An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and stretchers …
7dent — [ dɑ̃ ] n. f. • 1080 masc. ou fém.; lat. dens, dentis I ♦ 1 ♦ (Chez l homme) Un des organes de la bouche, de couleur blanchâtre, durs et calcaires, implantés sur le bord libre des deux maxillaires. ⇒arg. ratiche . Mâcher, mordre, déchirer avec… …
8Ballistic vest — A ballistic vest is an item of protective clothing that absorbs the impact from gun fired projectiles and shrapnel fragments from explosion. This protection is for the torso. Soft vests are made from many layers of woven or laminated fibers and… …
9Vickers hardness test — A Vickers hardness tester The Vickers hardness test was developed in 1924 by Smith and Sandland at Vickers Ltd as an alternative to the Brinell method to measure the hardness of materials.[1] The Vickers test is often easier to use than other… …
10Operational definition — The operational definition of a peanut butter sandwich might be simply the result of putting peanut butter on a slice of bread with a butter knife and laying a second equally sized slice of bread on top An operational definition defines something …
