precision instruments
High-accuracy measuring devices
Precision instruments are tools designed to measure, observe, or perform tasks with exceptional accuracy.
The term covers scientific and medical equipment, navigational devices, fine timepieces, and specialized machinery where small errors matter: The lab invested in precision instruments for the clinical trials.
Manufacturing precision instruments requires exacting tolerances and quality control.
- tweezersPincerlike gripping instrument
- steady handUnwavering manual control
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- spirit levelBubble-based alignment tool
calibration · tight tolerances · metrology · sextants · measure · scale · micrometer · vernier · theodolites · accuracy · chronometer · Swiss watch · traceability · mass spectrometer · accelerometers · interferometers · inclinometers · clockwork
- machineryengine, machinery, industrial machinery, motors, engines
- Workshopworkbench, toolbox, tool chest, tool cabinet, tool rack
- hand toolsscrewdriver, wrench, hammer, pliers, saw
- machinist supplieschucks, vises, vise, clamps, drill bits
- manufacturingfactories, factory, car factory, assembly plants, electronics factory
- weightsgram, kilogram, ounce, pound, ton
precision instrumentsblunt instruments
Weapons lacking sharp edges
primitive tools · heavy equipment · industrial equipment · power tools
precision instrumentsguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
eyeballing · rule of thumb · approximations · ballpark figures · educated guesses