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Vick′ers num′ber, [Metall.]
- Metallurgya numerical expression of the hardness of a metal as determined by a test (Vick′ers test′) in which the sample is indented under a known pressure by the point of a diamond and the surface area of the indentation is divided into the amount of pressure applied.
- after Vickers Armstrong Ltd., British steel firm