| Term | Vickers hardness |
| Pronunciation | VIK-urs HARD-nis |
| See also | Brinell hardness |
| Definition | A measure of the hardness of a material by indenting the surface with a square pyramidical diamond. The Vickers hardness number is the area of the indentation in square millimeters divided into the pressure used, in kilograms. |
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