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microfinish

noun

Etymology

From micro- + finish.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd-✻
  2. derived from *dʰeygʷ-✻
  3. inherited from finishen
  4. prefixed as microfinish — “micro + finish”

Definitions

  1. a positive integer used as a measure of the smoothness of any surface

    a positive integer used as a measure of the smoothness of any surface; higher numbers indicate rougher surfaces

    • 1995 U.S. international Trade Commission - Certain Portable On-Car Disc Brake Lathes One cut is required and the microfinish will be somewhere in the range of 23 microns which is better than any other lathe on the market.

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