Mohs' scale
Mohs' scale
noun \ˈmōz-, ˈmōs-, ˈmō-səz-\Definition of MOHS' SCALE
: a scale of hardness for minerals that ranges from a value of 1 for talc to 10 for diamond
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Friedrich Mohs †1839 German mineralogist
First Known Use: 1879
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