precision (noun)
121drillmaster — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: translation of German drillmeister : one who teaches or coaches drill or by drilling: a. : an instructor in military drill or of an exhibition drill corps or lodge team b. : a police officer who instructs, drills,… …
122gage block — noun : a hardened steel block that is used by machinists for extremely accurate measurement and has two opposite surfaces ground and lapped plane and parallel to a thickness within a few millionths of an inch of its designated size and usually… …
123jig grinder — noun Etymology: jig (II) : a precision grinding machine with fine adjustments for work requiring great accuracy (as in the fabrication of jigs and dies) …
124sharpshooting — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from sharpshooter, after English shooter : shooting 1. : shooting with great precision 2. : accurate and usually unexpected attack (as in words) : sniping …
125slave clock — noun : the auxiliary apparatus of a precision astronomical clock that relieves the latter of nearly all the work and thus assures uniformity of performance …
126slipshodness — noun ( es) : the quality or state of being slipshod : slovenliness a combination of apparent slipshodness and actual precision John Gunther …
127tangent screw — noun 1. : a worm that works tangentially on a worm wheel to which it imparts an endless motion 2. : a very fine screw giving a tangential movement for making the final adjustment to an instrument of precision (as a surveyor s transit) …
128Glossary of contract bridge terms — These terms are used in Contract bridge[1][2] , or the earlier game Auction bridge, using duplicate or rubber scoring. Some of them are also used in Whist, Bid whist, and other trick taking games. This glossary supplements the Glossary of card… …
