spherometer

[ sfi-rom-i-ter ]

/ sfɪˈrɒm ɪ tər /

noun

an instrument for measuring the curvature of spheres and curved surfaces.

Origin of spherometer

1820–30; <French sphéromètre;see sphero-, -meter

Words nearby spherometer

spherocytic anemia, spherocytosis, spheroid, spheroidal, spheroidicity, spherometer, spherophakia, spheroplast, spherule, spherulite, sphery

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Example sentences from the Web for spherometer

Before the grade of emery is changed all three surfaces must agree, as nearly, at least, as the spherometer will show.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
The spherometer is accepted as the sole guide in obtaining the proper curvature.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
It is well to control this process by means of a spherometer, so that the desired radius may be approximately reached.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall
The squares of glass are cemented to the roughing tool, and this is ground to the spherometer by means of the counterpart tool.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

The glass is ground with emery to the correct spherical figure as given by a spherometer.
On Laboratory Arts|Richard Threlfall

British Dictionary definitions for spherometer

spherometer

/ (sfɪəˈrɒmɪtə) /

noun

an instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface

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单词	spherometer
释义	spherometer [ sfi-rom-i-ter ] / sfɪˈrɒm ɪ tər / noun an instrument for measuring the curvature of spheres and curved surfaces. Origin of spherometer 1820–30; <French sphéromètre;see sphero-, -meter Words nearby spherometer spherocytic anemia, spherocytosis, spheroid, spheroidal, spheroidicity, spherometer, spherophakia, spheroplast, spherule, spherulite, sphery Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spherometer Before the grade of emery is changed all three surfaces must agree, as nearly, at least, as the spherometer will show. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall The spherometer is accepted as the sole guide in obtaining the proper curvature. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall It is well to control this process by means of a spherometer, so that the desired radius may be approximately reached. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall The squares of glass are cemented to the roughing tool, and this is ground to the spherometer by means of the counterpart tool. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall The glass is ground with emery to the correct spherical figure as given by a spherometer. On Laboratory Arts\|Richard Threlfall British Dictionary definitions for spherometer spherometer / (sfɪəˈrɒmɪtə) / noun an instrument for measuring the curvature of a surface Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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