Vickers hardness

English

Etymology

Developed at Vickers Limited, founded by miller Edward Vickers and his father-in-law George Naylor in 1828.

Noun

Vickers hardness (countable and uncountable, plural Vickers hardnesses)

1. (mechanical engineering) The hardness of a material according to the Vickers hardness test, based on its ability to resist plastic deformation from a standard source.