micrometer screw
Britishnoun
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And those who watched it know that Burnley played Fulham in a fixture that made a micrometer screw gauge manual look like Jilly Cooper’s Riders.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 19, 2021
In many cases the orifice is a rectangular slot in a brass plate and is adjusted by means of a brass slide operated by a micrometer screw.
From Chlorination of Water by Race, Joseph
The top carriage can be moved by hand and accurately set by means of a micrometer screw.
From Astronomical Instruments and Accessories by William Gaertner and Company
Rotate the head of the micrometer screw until the movable line has transversed one division of the stage micrometer.
From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)
Objective carrier with micrometer screw, wide tube with Iris diaphragm $120.—
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
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