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ID 718330 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain measuring instruments
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  • a fine straight line in the optical system of an instrument; used for the positive location of an image or correlation onto a measuring scale
visiirjoon
hair-line preferred
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  • On some automatic instruments this temperature may be observed on the digital read-out; on manual instruments the necessary precision is achieved by ensuring that freezing starts when the galvanometer pointer or hair-line coincides with the appropriate mark.
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