- Mohs' scale
- noun Etymology: Friedrich Mohs died 1839 German mineralogist Date: 1879 a scale of hardness for minerals that ranges from a value of 1 for talc to 10 for diamond
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Mohs' scale — mōz , mōs , mō səz n 1) a scale of hardness for minerals in which 1 represents the hardness of talc; 2, gypsum; 3, calcite; 4, fluorite; 5, apatite; 6, orthoclase; 7, quartz; 8, topaz; 9, corundum; and 10, diamond 2) a revised and expanded… … Medical dictionary
Mohs scale — [mōz] n. [after F. Mohs (1773 1839), Ger mineralogist] Mineralogy 1. an arbitrary scale used to indicate relative hardness, arranged in 10 ascending degrees: 1, talc; 2, gypsum; 3, calcite; 4, fluorite; 5, apatite; 6, orthoclase; 7, quartz; 8,… … English World dictionary
Mohs scale — Mohs′ scale [[t]moʊz[/t]] n. mir a scale of hardness for minerals, consisting of the following degrees, in increasing hardness: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; orthoclase 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; corundum 9; diamond 10 •… … From formal English to slang
mohs' scale — ˈmōz , ōs(ə̇z) noun Usage: usually capitalized M Etymology: after Friedrich Mohs died 1839 German mineralogist 1. : a scale of hardness for minerals ranging from 1 for the softest to 10 for the hardest in which 1 represents the hardness of talc;… … Useful english dictionary
Mohs scale — noun a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑scale of measurement, ↑graduated table, ↑ordered series * * * /mohz/ a scale of… … Useful english dictionary
Mohs scale — Moso skalė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Mineralų kietumo skalė, kurią sudaro 10 kietumo etalonų, pvz., talko kietumas – 1, deimanto – 10. atitikmenys: angl. Mohs hardness scale; Mohs scale vok. Härteskala nach Mohs … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
Mohs scale — n. Mohs Scale of Hardness, scale used to classify minerals according to their relative hardness (Mineralogy) … English contemporary dictionary
Mohs scale — Moso skalė statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Mineralų kietumo skalė, kurią sudaro 10 kietumo etalonų, pvz., talko kietumas 1, deimanto – 10. atitikmenys: angl. Mohs scale rus. шкала Мооса … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
Mohs scale of mineral hardness — The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals through the ability of a harder material to scratch a softer material. It was created in 1812 by the German geologist and mineralogist Friedrich Mohs and… … Wikipedia
Mohs Scale of Hardness — n. Mohs Scale, scale used to classify minerals according to their relative hardness (Mineralogy) … English contemporary dictionary
