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microtool

microtool noun: a tool of microscopic size, such as is used in medical or technical applications.

Noun

microtool (plural microtools)

  1. A tool of microscopic size, such as is used in medical or technical applications
    • Most microtools for use in medical applications are operated by tethers of some kind.2009 January 13, Henry Fountain, “A Microscopic Tool Inspired by the Human Hand”, in New York Times

Forms of microtool

pluralmicrotools

Origin of microtool

From micro- + tool.

Questions about microtool

What does microtool mean?
Microtool means a tool of microscopic size, such as is used in medical or technical applications.
What part of speech is microtool?
Microtool is a noun.
What is the plural of microtool?
The plural of microtool is microtools.

Words near microtool in the dictionary

  1. microtonally
  2. microtone
  3. microtones
  4. microtonometric
  5. microtonometry
  6. microtool
  7. microtools
  8. microtopographer
  9. microtopographers
  10. microtopographic
  11. microtopographical

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