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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•crom•e•ter1 /maɪˈkrɑmɪtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Weights and Measuresany of various devices for measuring very small distances, angles, etc.
See -meter-.mi•cro•met•er /ˈmaɪkroʊˌmitɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a micron.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•crom•e•ter1 (mī krom′i tər),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresany of various devices for measuring minute distances, angles, etc., as in connection with a telescope or microscope.
- Weights and MeasuresAlso called mike, microm′eter cal′iper. a precision instrument with a spindle moved by a finely threaded screw, for the measurement of thicknesses and short lengths, commonly used by machinists for turning shafts or boring holes.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] mi•crom′e•tre. mi•cro•me•ter2 (mī′krō mē′tər),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresmicron (def. 1).
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: micrometer /maɪˈkrɒmɪtə/ n - any of various instruments or devices for the accurate measurement of distances or angles
- Also called: micrometer gauge, micrometer calliper a type of gauge for the accurate measurement of small distances, thicknesses, diameters, etc. The gap between its measuring faces is adjusted by a fine screw, the rotation of the screw giving a sensitive measure of the distance moved by the face
miˈcrometry n micrometric /ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmɛtrɪk/, ˌmicroˈmetrical adj |