Vickers method [vɪkəz ˈmɛθəd ] [visual. on behalf of the military-industrial concern “Vickers”] – a method for determining the hardness of a material by immersing a conventional tetrahedral diamond indicator of a pyramidal shape (triangle) with a two-sided angle of 136° onto the surface of a sample. or object.
Ex: The Vickers hardness test is a method used in the mining industry to assess the hardness of minerals and rocks.