Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mohs_scale

1 sense of mohs scale

Sense 1
Mohs scale -- (a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance)
       => scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series -- (an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10")