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mi·crom·e·try

 (mī-krŏm′ĭ-trē)
n.
Measurement of minute objects with a micrometer.

mi′cro·met′ric (mī′krō-mĕt′rĭk), mi′cro·met′ri·cal (-rĭ-kəl) adj.
mi′cro·met′ri·cal·ly adv.
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mi•crom•e•try

(maɪˈkrɒm ɪ tri)

n.
the act or method of taking measurements with a micrometer.
[1850–55]
mi•cro•met•ri•cal (ˌmaɪ kroʊˈmɛ trɪ kəl) mi`cro•met′ric, adj.
mi`cro•met′ri•cal•ly, adv.
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Noun1.micrometry - measuring with a micrometer
measurement, measuring, mensuration, measure - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
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One makes [I.sub.1] to be equal to [I.sub.2], changing the light beam positions by manipulating the reflecting mirrors micrometrically. One can with difficulty obtain an exact compensation, so that the galvanometer shows a certain residual current I'.
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