What do you understand by the following term as applied to micrometre screw gauge? Sleeve cylinder - Physics

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What do you understand by the following term as applied to micrometre screw gauge?

Sleeve cylinder

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Solution

A hollow cylinder attached to a nut of the screw gauge is known as a sleeve cylinder.
The spindle of the screw passes through a sleeve cylinder.

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Chapter 1: Measurements and Experimentation - Unit 4 Exercise 4

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