precision instrument
Highly accurate tool
A precision instrument is a device engineered for extremely accurate measurement or operation, with minimal tolerance for error.
The term covers scientific equipment like micrometers, oscilloscopes, and surgical tools—anything where exactness matters: The watchmaker's bench was covered with precision instruments.
Figuratively, something operating with flawless accuracy: Her voice was a precision instrument.
- chromatographInstrument separating mixture components
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- depth gaugeMeasures distance downward
- interferometerInstrument measuring wave interference
- spectrometerMeasures electromagnetic radiation properties
caliper · oscilloscope · theodolite · refractometer · densitometer · tuning fork · hygrometer · pH meter · motion controller · servo motor · surgical robot · atomic clock · Swiss watch · laser level · autoclave · sextant · voltmeter · electron microscope
precision instrumentblunt instrument
Weapon lacking an edge
rough estimate · guesswork · approximation · ballpark figure · guesstimate
precision instrumentprimitive tool
Basic early-era instrument
blunt object · club · sledgehammer · meat cleaver · hatchet
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