macrometer


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macrometer

[ma′kräm·əd·ər]
(optics)
Instrument that has two mirrors and a focusing telescope with which the ranges of distant objects can be found.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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