框;架;構架:C 形主體使砧座和圓柱保持彼此恆定的關係。它之所以厚,是因為它需要最大限度地減少彎曲、膨脹和收縮,這會扭曲測量結果。框架很重,因此具有很高的熱容量,以防止握住的手或手指大幅升溫。 Explanation: if one holds the frame long enough so that it heats up by 10 °C, then the increase in length of any 10 cm linear piece of steel is of magnitude 1/100 mm. 對於千分尺來說,這是其典型的精度範圍。 Micrometers typically have a specified temperature at which the measurement is correct (often 20 °C [68 °F], which is generally considered "room temperature" in a room with HVAC). Toolrooms are generally kept at 20 °C [68 °F].