microfinish

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noun

a positive integer used as a measure of the smoothness of any surface; higher numbers indicate rougher surfaces

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Meanings

nounmicrofinish (plural microfinishes)

plural microfinishes

  1. a positive integer used as a measure of the smoothness of any surface; higher numbers indicate rougher surfaces

    1995 U.S. international Trade Commission - Certain Portable On-Car Disc Brake Lathes One cut is required and the microfinish will be somewhere in the range of 23 microns which is better than any other lathe on the market.

Origin

From micro- + finish.

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APA

microfinish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfinish

MLA

“microfinish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfinish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microfinish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfinish.

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