drawbench |
<apparatus> A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; also called drawing bench. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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drawer sign |
<clinical sign> In a knee examination, the forward or backward sliding of the tibia indicating laxity or tear of the anterior (forward slide) or posterior (backward slide) cruciate ligaments of the knee. Synonym: drawer test, Rocher's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
drawer test |
<clinical sign> In a knee examination, the forward or backward sliding of the tibia indicating laxity or tear of the anterior (forward slide) or posterior (backward slide) cruciate ligaments of the knee. Synonym: drawer test, Rocher's sign. (05 Mar 2000) |
drawknife |
1. A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; called also drawshave, and drawing shave. 2. A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
drawtube |
<microscopy> The smaller of the two tubes on a monocular microscope. The drawtube (if present) carries the ocular, it can be adjusted to control tube length and so effect corrections for the objective lens. The drawtube may also be convenient in calibrating an eyepiece-micrometre by allowing a minor magnification change to simplify the conversion factor. (05 Aug 1998) |