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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F.
     microm[`e]tre.]
     An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for
     measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of
     objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given
     directly is that of the image of the object formed at the
     focus of the object glass.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Circular micrometer, or Ring micrometer, a metallic ring
        fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and
        used to determine differences of right ascension and
        declination between stars by observations of the times at
        which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the
        ring.
  
     Double image micrometer, a micrometer in which two images
        of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two
        halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their
        line of section by a screw, and distances are determined
        by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the
        points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the
        two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is
        called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the
        instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known
        as a heliometer.
  
     Double refraction micrometer, a species of double image
        micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the
        double refraction of rock crystal.
  
     Filar micrometer, or Bifilar micrometer. See under
        Bifilar.
  
     Micrometer caliper or Micrometer gauge (Mech.), a caliper
        or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions
        with great accuracy.
  
     Micrometer head, the head of a micrometer screw.
  
     Micrometer microscope, a compound microscope combined with
        a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and
        subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and
        geodetical instruments.
  
     Micrometer screw, a screw with a graduated head used in
        some forms of micrometers; turning the head one full
        revolution advances the position of the tip of the screw
        only by a little.
  
     Position micrometer. See under Position.
  
     Scale micrometer, or Linear micrometer, a minute and very
        delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the
        field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring
        distances by direct comparison.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F.
     microm[`e]tre.]
     An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for
     measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of
     objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given
     directly is that of the image of the object formed at the
     focus of the object glass.
  
     Circular, or Ring, micrometer, a metallic ring fixed in
        the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to
        determine differences of right ascension and declination
        between stars by observations of the times at which the
        stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring.
  
     Double image micrometer, a micrometer in which two images
        of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two
        halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their
        line of section by a screw, and distances are determined
        by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the
        points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the
        two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is
        called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the
        instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known
        as a heliometer.
  
     Double refraction micrometer, a species of double image
        micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the
        double refraction of rock crystal.
  
     Filar, or Bifilar, micrometer. See under Bifilar.
  
     Micrometer caliper or gauge (Mech.), a caliper or gauge
        with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with
        great accuracy.
  
     Micrometer head, the head of a micrometer screw.
  
     Micrometer microscope, a compound microscope combined with
        a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and
        subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and
        geodetical instruments.
  
     Micrometer screw, a screw with a graduated head used in
        some forms of micrometers.
  
     Position micrometer. See under Position.
  
     Scale, or Linear, micrometer, a minute and very
        delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the
        field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring
        distances by direct comparison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  micrometer
       n 1: caliper for measuring small distances [syn: micrometer
            gauge, micrometer caliper]
       2: a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
          [syn: micron]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  micrometer
     n.
     A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited
  range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en from=US micrometre)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  micrometer
     n.
     A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited
  range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en from=US micrometre)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  micrometer
     n.
     A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited
  range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en from=US micrometre)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  micrometer
     n.
     A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited
  range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.
     n.
     (alternative spelling of en from=US micrometre)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  micrometer
     Englanti n.
     1 (vaiht-kirj en am micrometre); mikrometri
     2 (tekniikka: k=en) mikrometriruuvi

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Micrometer /mˈaɪkɹəʊmˌiːtə/
  الميكرومتر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  micrometer /mˈaɪkɹəʊmˌiːtə/ 
  mikrometr

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  micrometer /mˈaɪkɹəʊmˌiːtə/
  Messschraube , Mikrometerschraube , Mikrometer  [techn.]
        "micrometer screw gauges"  - Messschrauben, Mikrometerschrauben, Mikrometer
     Synonym: micrometer screw gauge
  
   see: micrometers, built-in measuring screw
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  micrometer /mˈaɪkɹəʊmˌiːtə/
  Mikrometer µm,  /mˌaɪkɹəʊˈɛm/ , Mikron 
     Synonyms: micrometre, micron
  
   see: metre, meter, metres, meters, kilometre, kilometer, hectometre, hectometer, decameter, decimetre, decimeter, centimetre, centimeter, millimetre, millimeter, nanometre, nanometer, picometre, picometer, femtometre, femtometer, fermi, serial meter
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  micrometer //maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ// //maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə// /[maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometri, mikrometriruuvi
  instrument

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  micrometer //ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ// //ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə// /[maɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometri
  one millionth of a meter

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  micrometer //maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ// //maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə// /[maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometer
  instrument

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  micrometer //maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ// //maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə// /[maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ]/ 
  マイクロメータ
  instrument

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  micrometer //ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ// //ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə// /[maɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ]/ 
  マイクロメートル
  one millionth of a meter

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  micrometer //maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ// //maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə// /[maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometer
  instrument

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  micrometer //maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ// //maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə// /[maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometer
  instrument

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  micrometer //ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ// //ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə// /[maɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ]/ 
  mikrometer
  one millionth of a meter

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  micrometer /mˈaɪkɹəʊmˌiːtə/
  1. mikrometre.

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  micrometer /mikrometər/
  Mikrometer 

From Nederlands-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-ell ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  μικρόμετρο
  2.

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  micrometer /mikrometər/
  micrometre

From Nederlands-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-fin ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  mikrometri 2.
  2.
   3.
  1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  micrometer /mikrometər/
  micromètre

From Nederlands-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2022.04.06 :   [ freedict:nld-ind ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  mikrometer
  2.

From Nederlands-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 :   [ freedict:nld-ita ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  1.  [1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten] micrometro a vite
  2.  [2.] micrometro

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  micrometrus
  2.

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  mikrometras
  2.

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  mikrometr 2.
  2.
   3.
  1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  micrómetro 2.
  2.
   3.
  1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten

From Nederlands-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-rus ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  микро́метр
  2.

From Nederlands-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-spa ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  micrómetro
  1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  micrometer /mˈikroːmˌeːtər/ 
  mikrometer 2.
  2.
   3.
  1. een meetinstrument waarmee zeer nauwkeurig dikten, afstanden en diepten kunnen worden gemeten

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/maɪˈkɹɑmətɝ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 测微计;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 测微计

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