Micrometer Definition

mī-krŏmĭ-tər
micrometers
noun
micrometers
An instrument for measuring very small distances, angles, diameters, etc., used on a telescope or microscope.
Webster's New World

Micrometer caliper.

Webster's New World

Micron.

Webster's New World

An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of one one-millionth of a meter. Symbols: µm, um, rm.

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Noun

Singular:
micrometer
Plural:
micrometers

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Micrometer Sentence Examples

  • The micrometer is at zero when the two edges are brought exactly together.

  • The method of counting the total number of revolutions gives more friction and is less convenient than Repsolds', and no provision seems to be made for illuminating the micrometer head in the practical and convenient plan adopted by Repsolds.

  • In this micrometer the three slides moved by S, s, and s' are simple dovetails.

  • For the internal structural details of the micrometer the reader is referred to the article " Micrometer " in the 9th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

  • The electric lamp a gives illumination of the webs in a dark field, nearly in the manner described for the Cape transit circle micrometer; the intensity of illumination is regulated by a carbon-resistance controlled by the screw b.

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