defectoscope

English

Etymology

From defect +‎ -o- +‎ -scope.

Noun

defectoscope (plural defectoscopes)

  1. Any of various devices for detecting defects or irregularities in materials that are not visible to the naked eye.
    • 1962, P. Bojovic, “The Application of Radioisotopes in Industry”, in Ivan Draganić, editor, Radiochemical Procedures: Work with Radioactive Isotopes, page 409:
      The gamma defectoscope must have a sign indicating the type and intesnsity of the gamma source, and there must be a lock and key so that the source can be locked up, the aim being that the radioisotope should not be handled by irresponsible persons;
    • 2016, Anton S. Bychkov, Elena B. Cherepetskaya, Adam Konvalinka, Alexander A. Karabutov, Alexander Kravcov, V.A. Makarov, Elena A. Mironova, Nikolay A. Morozov, “Study of the Internal Structure of Isotropic Pyrolytic Graphite by Broadband Ultrasonic Spectroscopy”, in Alexander Kravcov, Elena B. Cherepetskaya, Vaclav Pospichal, editor, Durability of Critical Infrastructure, Monitoring and Testing, page 3:
      We employed a UDL-02M laser-ultrasonic defectoscope operating in a pulse-echo mode.
    • 2018, Jaromír Pištora, Michal Lesňák, Jan Valíček, Marta Harničárová, Vladimír Vrabko, “Magnetic Field Distribution Around Magnetized Steel Ropes and Its Modulation by Rope Defects”, in Andreas Öchsner, Holm Altenbach, editor, Engineering Design Applications, page 212:
      Traffic safety is very important, so ropes are routinely controlled by a suitable type of defectoscope.
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