noun
- plural of indentor: tools or devices used to make dents, marks, or impressions in materials
Usage: technical; manufacturing
Examples
- The factory uses diamond indentors for hardness testing.
- Quality control technicians calibrated the indentors before testing.
- Different indentors produce varying impression shapes on metal surfaces.
- The laboratory ordered new indentors for their materials testing equipment.
- Hardness measurements depend on the type of indentors used.