Pronunciation: ' m ō z-, ' m ō s-, ' m ō -s ə z-
Function: noun
Etymology: Friedrich Mohs † 1839 German mineralogist
Date: 1879
: a scale of hardness for minerals that ranges from a value of 1 for talc to 10 for diamond
Pronunciation: ' m ō z-, ' m ō s-, ' m ō -s ə z-
Function: noun
Etymology: Friedrich Mohs † 1839 German mineralogist
Date: 1879
: a scale of hardness for minerals that ranges from a value of 1 for talc to 10 for diamond
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012