defectoscopy

English

Etymology

From defect +‎ -o- +‎ -scopy.

Noun

defectoscopy (uncountable)

1. The technological detection of defects or irregularities in materials.
   • 1967, B.P. Dovnar, “Rapid Electormagnetic Rail Defectoscopy”, in The Soviet Journal of Nondestructive Testing - Volume 3, page 487:

     During defectoscopy under industrial conditions cracks at a depth of more than 1.5-2 mm were reliably exposed.

   • 2019, Ilya Obodovskiy, Radiation: Fundamentals, Applications, Risks, and Safety, page 321:

     Radiation defectoscopy is a nondestructive testing of materials used to detect violations of the uniformity of the macrostructure.

   • 2020, Michaela Kritikos, “Porosity Measurement by X-Ray Computed Tomography: Different Porosity Analysis Application”, in Numan M. Durakbasa, M. Güneş Gençyılmaz, editor, Digital Conversion on the Way to Industry 4.0, page 175:

     X-Ray computed tomography is used for dimensional control and defectoscopy.

Related terms

• defectoscope
• defectoscopic