precision tool
Fine measurement instrument
A precision tool is an instrument designed for highly accurate work, where fine measurements and exact tolerances matter.
The category includes micrometers, calipers, machinist's squares, and similar equipment used in engineering, manufacturing, and scientific applications.
The watchmaker's bench was covered with precision tools.
The term emphasizes exactness over brute function—a sledgehammer is not a precision tool; a scalpel is.
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- latheRotating shaping machine
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- feeler gaugeTool measuring small gaps
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
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precision toolmulti-tool
Portable combined implement set
Swiss Army knife · hammer · rock · club