Shimstock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shimstock is a noun meaning (dentistry) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.
Meaning
(dentistry) Metal foil used for measurement of proposed dental work.
More Meanings
- (engineering, trades, manufacturing) Stock (material) suitable for making shims; often in the form of sheets of metal, plastic, or wood of various thicknesses, ready to have pieces cut out of them as needed.
Example Sentences
They keep 1-thou and 2-thou shimstock handy when they're building these assemblies.
They keep 8-micron and 12-micron shimstock handy when they're evaluating the occlusion.
Word Forms
- shimstocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include odontometer, miniscrew, microfill, stylometer, odontometrics, parallelometer.
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