microtool
Small precision device
A microtool is a very small tool, typically one designed for precision work or miniature applications.
The term appears in contexts ranging from dentistry and surgery to electronics repair and hobbyist crafts: The watchmaker's microtools were barely visible to the naked eye.
In archaeology, microtools are tiny stone implements, often just a few centimeters long, crafted by prehistoric peoples.
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- probeThorough examination or tool
- curetteSurgical scraping instrument
lancet · hemostat · retractor · dilator · catheter · cannula · suture · clamp
Pointed piercing implement
- chiselEdged carving implement
- fileStored collection of data
- gougeConcave carving blade
- pickPointed breaking tool
screwdriver · snips · pliers · wrench · ratchet · engraver · burnisher · tweezers
Small precise optimization adjustments
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- meticulousShowing extreme attention to detail
intricacy · finesse · steadiness · control · accuracy · exactness · refinement · sensitivity
Manufacturing at microscopic scales
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
- photolithographyLight-transfers patterns onto silicon
etching · sputtering · deposition · cleanroom · miniaturization · biosensors · actuators · transducers
scalpel
Precise surgical knife
- forcepsMedical grasping instrument
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- probeThorough examination or tool
curette · lancet · hemostat · retractor · dilator · catheter · cannula · suture · clamp · scissors
awl
Pointed piercing implement
pick · screwdriver · snips · pliers · wrench · ratchet · engraver · burnisher · tweezers · scriber
fine-tuning
Small precise optimization adjustments
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
meticulous · intricacy · finesse · steadiness · control · accuracy · exactness · refinement · sensitivity · carefulness
micromachining
Manufacturing at microscopic scales
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- nanofabricationCreating nanometer-scale structures
- lithographyGrease-based flat plate printing
photolithography · etching · sputtering · deposition · cleanroom · miniaturization · biosensors · actuators · transducers · semiconductor
microtoolheavy machinery
Large powered industrial apparatus
bulky · power tool · large · heavy equipment · crane
microtoolpower drill
Electric tool for boring holes
power tool · pneumatic tool · chainsaw · power saw · hydraulic press