ไมโครมิเตอร์(mai-kroh mí-dtêr)
Meanings
1NounB2
micrometer (µm); micron
A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter (10^-6 m).
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แบคทีเรียbàek-tee-riiaแบคทีเรียbàek-tee-riiabacterium (sing.); bacteria (pl.)ส่วนใหญ่sùuan yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lék1small-sized; compact2small size (option)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèe1a few; not many2only a few (of them)ไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêrไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêr1micrometer (µm); micron2micrometer (instrument); micrometer screw gaugeเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
Most bacteria are only a few micrometers in size.
2NounB2
micrometer (instrument); micrometer screw gauge
A precision measuring instrument with a fine-pitch screw and scales for high-resolution readings, used to measure thickness or diameter.
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ช่างกลึงchâng gleungช่างกลึงchâng gleunglathe operator; turnerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêrไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêr1micrometer (µm); micron2micrometer (instrument); micrometer screw gaugeวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลางsên pàan sŏon-glaangเส้นผ่านศูนย์กลางsên pàan sŏon-glaang1diameter (line segment)2diameter (measurement/value)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพลาplaoเพลาplao1axle; shaft2time; occasion (poetic/archaic)3[to] lessen; abate (poetic/archaic)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2grade; level; scale3of ... size; of such a size4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotพอดีpo deeพอดีpo dee1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3happen to; by chance4just enough
The machinist used a micrometer to measure the diameter of the shaft to get the exact size.
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ไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêrไมโครมิเตอร์mai-kroh mí-dtêrmicrometer (µm); micron