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• micrometer screw — [mī kräm′ət ər] n. a finely threaded screw of definite pitch, with a head graduated to show how much the screw has been moved in or out: used in micrometers, etc. to give fine measurements, as of thickness, sometimes to .0001 of an inch * * * …   Universalium

• micrometer screw — [mī kräm′ət ər] n. a finely threaded screw of definite pitch, with a head graduated to show how much the screw has been moved in or out: used in micrometers, etc. to give fine measurements, as of thickness, sometimes to .0001 of an inch …   English World dictionary

• micrometer — micrometer1 /muy krom i teuhr/, n. 1. any of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope. 2. Also called mike, micrometer caliper. a precision instrument with a spindle moved by a… …   Universalium

• micrometer caliper — noun caliper for measuring small distances • Syn: ↑micrometer, ↑micrometer gauge • Hypernyms: ↑caliper, ↑calliper * * * noun : a caliper for making precise measurements having a spindle moved by a finely threaded screw * * * microm …   Useful english dictionary

• micrometer — /maɪˈkrɒmətə / (say muy kromuhtuh) noun 1. any of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope. 2. a U shaped gauge for measuring thicknesses or short lengths in which the gap… …  

• micrometer — I. noun Etymology: French micromètre, from micr + mètre meter Date: 1670 1. an instrument used with a telescope or microscope for measuring minute distances 2. a caliper for making precise measurements that has a spindle moved by a finely… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• micrometer — I mi•crom•e•ter [[t]maɪˈkrɒm ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) wam any of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope 2) wam Also called mike a precision instrument with a spindle moved by a finely …   From formal English to slang

• filar micrometer — n an instrument for accurately measuring small distances or angles that usu. consists of two parallel fine platinum wires mounted in the focal plane of a microscope or telescope with one wire being fixed and the other movable by means of a finely …   Medical dictionary

• filar micrometer — noun : an instrument for accurately measuring small distances or angles usually consisting of two parallel fine platinum wires mounted in the focal plane of a microscope or telescope, one wire being fixed and the other movable by means of a… …   Useful english dictionary