[
US
/ˈdɪpˌstɪk/
]
[ UK /dˈɪpstɪk/ ]
[ UK /dˈɪpstɪk/ ]
NOUN
- a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level
How To Use dipstick In A Sentence
- All the women who agreed to participate provided a midstream urine specimen that their general practitioner tested immediately with a standard urine dipstick and then sent for microbiological examination and culture.
- The good news for consumers is there's no need to look under the hood anyway, as the dipstick and filler openings for the windshield washer fluid and engine oil are hidden in a service module behind the faux grille on the front of the car.
- In recent years, there has been increased use of dipstick tests for rapid screening and diagnosis of acute malaria in rural endemic areas.
- These were samples that showed either a positive dipstick or a negative dipstick and were reordered on physician request, or not cancelled.
- Could he recall what was showing on the dipstick after filling the engine with oil?
- The fuel levels were checked as being correct prior to the flight with a dipstick and, without any reason to suspect a leak, the pilot assumed a gauge error.
- The presence of only a control line on the dipstick indicates a negative test result.
- April 27th, 2010 1: 31 pm ET combover carl is a dipstick. he is the last one who should be casting stones. in '09, while representing michigan (the hardest hit state in this down economy), he helped approve 900 mil for pakistan, and 700 mil for gaza. i guess there's no need here. talk about hypocracy. Levin swears repeatedly at Goldman hearing
- A dipstick is used to measure how much oil is left in an engine.
- Dive buddies are so useful, but one thing they don't warn you about in the training manual is having your personal belongings raided by the dipstick who forgot to bring her suitcase.