Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun micrometer

2 senses of micrometer

Sense 1
micron, micrometer -- (a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)
       => metric linear unit -- (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Sense 2
micrometer, micrometer gauge, micrometer caliper -- (caliper for measuring small distances)
       => caliper, calliper -- (an instrument for measuring the distance between two points (often used in the plural))