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
They are all provided with fine adjustment by micrometer screw.
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
Medium Size Microscope, stand inclinable to the extent of 45°, tripod foot, coarse adjustment by rack and pinion, fine adjustment by micrometer screw.
From Microscopes and Accessory Apparatus Catalogue No. 40 by Leitz, Ernst
In this instrument the micrometer screw, with a divided circle for turning it, was applied for bringing the micrometer wire actually in line with a division on the circle—a plan which is still always adopted.
From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George
I—I turned the micrometer screw a trifle hard.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Bates, Harry
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