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micrometer

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) micrometer (noun)
  2. 2) micrometer (noun)
  3. micrometer caliper (noun)
  4. micrometer eyepiece (noun)
  5. micrometer microscope (noun)
  6. position micrometer (noun)
  7. wedge micrometer (noun)
  8. wire micrometer (noun)

1mi·crom·e·ter

noun \mī-ˈkrä-mə-tər\

Definition of MICROMETER

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 threaded screw

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Origin of MICROMETER

French micromètre, from micr- + -mètre -meter
First Known Use: 1670

Rhymes with MICROMETER

barometer, ceilometer, chronometer, cyclometer, ergometer, Fathometer, gasometer, geometer, hydrometer, hygrometer, kilometer, manometer, odometer, pedometer, photometer, pyrometer, rheometer, seismometer, spectrometer, speedometer, tachometer, thermometer, viscometer

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