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microhook

microhook noun: a microscale hook.

Noun

microhook (plural microhooks)

  1. A microscale hook.
    • The four sliding clamps carry microhooks which protrude from the capsule by 400–600 μm.2015 July 15, Stephen Woods, Timothy Constandinou, “Engineering Micromechanical Systems for the Next Generation Wireless Capsule Endoscopy”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Forms of microhook

pluralmicrohooks

Origin of microhook

From micro- + hook.

Questions about microhook

What does microhook mean?
Microhook means a microscale hook.
What part of speech is microhook?
Microhook is a noun.
What is the plural of microhook?
The plural of microhook is microhooks.

Words near microhook in the dictionary

  1. microhomogenizers
  2. microhomologies
  3. microhomologous
  4. microhomology
  5. Microhoo
  6. microhook
  7. microhooks
  8. microhotplate
  9. microhouse
  10. microhouses
  11. microhousing

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