parallelometern.
/ˌparəlɛˈlɒmᵻtə/, U.S. /ˈˌpɛrəˌlɛlˈɑmədər/ Now chiefly Dentistry.
An instrument for measuring the deviation from parallelism of parts or objects, or for making one part or object parallel with another.
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1887 Proc. 35th Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 121 A gravity parallelometer. By J. A. Brashear, Alleghany, Pa... This instrument has been devised to expedite measurements of deviation from parallelism in glass plates for optical purposes.
1938 Man 38 128 For tragial measurements,..Schultz' parallelometer is simple in design and use.
1970 Dental Digest 76 228 (title) The parallelometer—an aid in bridge preparation.
2004 Jrnl. Prosthetic Dentistry 91 538 A standardized type IV gold alloy cast framework with 3 stainless steel implant replicas secured to 3 premachined gold cylinders placed 200 mm apart using a parallelometer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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