spherometer
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spherometer
Example Sentences
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The spherometer is accepted as the sole guide in obtaining the proper curvature.
From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard
The process of fine grinding is continually checked by the spherometer, and the art consists in knowing how to move the grinding tool so as to make the lens surface more or less curved.
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
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
Many devices have been added to the spherometer to make it as sensitive as possible, such as the contact level, the electric contact, and the compound lever contact.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 by Various
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