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单词 position micrometer
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Definition of position micrometer in English:

position micrometer

noun
rare
  • An apparatus for measuring the position angle of one celestial object relative to another, containing a thread or wire mounted at the common focus of the objective lens and eyepiece of a telescope, which can be rotated in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the telescope; an apparatus similarly used with a microscope.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia.

 
 

Definition of position micrometer in US English:

position micrometer

noun
rare
  • An apparatus for measuring the position angle of one celestial object relative to another, containing a thread or wire mounted at the common focus of the objective lens and eyepiece of a telescope, which can be rotated in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the telescope; an apparatus similarly used with a microscope.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Penny Cyclopaedia.

 
 
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