spherometer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spherometer
Example Sentences
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A check by spherometer will be applied at intervals according to the judgment of the operator, but, in any case, the fellow tool and lens should be kept at very nearly the same figure.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
It is well to control this process by means of a spherometer, so that the desired radius may be approximately reached.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
The squares of glass are cemented to the roughing tool, and this is ground to the spherometer by means of the counterpart tool.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
The spherometer is accepted at all stages of the process as the final arbiter as to curvature.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
After a little practice it will be found possible to bring the glass exactly up to the required curvature as tested by template or spherometer.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
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