micrometer
pronunciation
How to pronounce micrometer in British English:
UK [maɪˈkrɒmɪtə(r)]
How to pronounce micrometer in American English:
US [maɪˈkrɑmɪtə(r)]
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- Noun:
- caliper for measuring small distances
- a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
Word Origin
- micrometer (n.)
- 1660s, from micro- + -meter. Originally a telescope attachment; from 1884 as a craftsman's fine measuring tool. Related: Micrometry; micrometric.
Example
- 1. 1 ) A micrometer mothod developed by S.ST . Martin was used to measure pericarp thickness of fresh corn ears .
- 2. Track widths of stopped heavy ions in the electron-sensitive N-4 nuclear emulsion are measured by MD-100 microdensitometer and a filar micrometer methods .
- 3. With a test-pile as a sample and using sliding micrometer , the details in test and calculation processes of load-transfer functions are introduced .
- 4. Animals were killed by 4 % paraformaldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer ( pH 7.4 ) cardiac perfusion . The right adrenal cortex was examined with microscope , and width of adrenal fascicular zone and reticular zone were measured with micrometer .
- 5. The vertical static load test is adopted to investigate 6 super-long bored piles in loess , in which the variation of axis force in piles is tested by sliding micrometer . Hence , the bearing capacity behavior , load transfer mechanism , the lateral friction and end bearing are researched in this paper .