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
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/mohz/
a scale of hardness used in mineralogy. Its degrees, in increasing hardness, are: talc 1; gypsum 2; calcite 3; fluorite 4; apatite 5; feldspar 6; quartz 7; topaz 8; sapphire 9; diamond 10. Abbr.: MSH
[1875-80; named after F. Mohs (1773-1839), German mineralogist]
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Mohs scale /mōz skāl/
noun
A scale of numbers from 1 to 10 (1 representing talc, 10 representing diamond) in terms of which the relative hardness of solids can be expressed
ORIGIN: F Mohs (1773–1839), German mineralogist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.