micrometer
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micrometer¹
- /maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/ UK
- /maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ/ US
- [maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ] US
Where it comes from
From French micromètre, equivalent to micro- + -meter.
noun micrometers
- A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
micrometer²
- /ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə/ UK
- /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ/ US
- [ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ] US
noun micrometers
- US spelling of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”). A strain is usually expressed in μm/m (micrometer per meter), also known as microstrain, which has the symbol µε. You may also see “mV/V,” which refers to the output in millivolts per volt of excitation.
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noun instrument
| Español | micrómetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마이크로미터 maikeuromiteo |
| 日本語 | マイクロメータ maikuromēta |
| 中文 | 千分尺 qiān fēn chǐ |
| हिन्दी | सूक्ष्ममापी sūkṣmamāpī |
| Português | micrómetro |
| Français | micromètre |
| Deutsch | Messschraube, Mikrometerschraube, Mikrometer |
| Italiano | micrometro |
| Română | micrometru |
| Русский | микро́метр гла́дкий mikrómetr gládkij, микро́метр mikrómetr |
| العربية | ميكرومتر |
| עברית | מיקרומטר |
noun one millionth of a meter
| Español | micrómetro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 마이크로미터 maikeuromiteo |
| 日本語 | マイクロメートル maikuromētoru |
| 中文 | 微米 weimi |
| Português | micrômetro, micrómetro |
| Français | micromètre |
| Deutsch | Mikrometer |
| Italiano | micron |
| Ελληνικά | μικρόμετρο mikrómetro |
| Русский | микроме́тр mikrométr, микро́н mikrón |
| Tiếng Việt | micrômet |
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title = {micrometer},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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