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circular level [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Instruments
- Mining Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- circular level
1, record 1, English, circular%20level
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bull's-eye level 2, record 1, English, bull%27s%2Deye%20level
correct, United States
- spherical level 3, record 1, English, spherical%20level
correct, Great Britain
- circular bull's-eye bubble level 4, record 1, English, circular%20bull%27s%2Deye%20bubble%20level
correct
- box level 1, record 1, English, box%20level
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- niveau sphérique
1, record 1, French, niveau%20sph%C3%A9rique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niveau simple, de forme circulaire, qui sert principalement à dégrossir la verticalité de l'axe principal de certains instruments munis d'autre part, le plus souvent, d'un autre niveau plus précis, dont la nivelle est soit cylindrique, soit torique. Il est à bulle d'air. 2, record 1, French, - niveau%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-12-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Hand Tools
- Mathematical Geography
- Construction Tools
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bull's eye level
1, record 2, English, bull%27s%20eye%20level
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- circular level 2, record 2, English, circular%20level
- circular bubble 3, record 2, English, circular%20bubble
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A spirit level that allows for the leveling of planes in two dimensions ... 3, record 2, English, - bull%27s%20eye%20level
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bull's eye levels are used primarily by carpenters in construction, but can also be found as features of compasses or other devices that need to be kept from tipping in certain directions (whether it be for functionality or precision of measurements). Small bull's eye levels are also found incorporated into tripods. 3, record 2, English, - bull%27s%20eye%20level
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Another name for a Bull's eye level is a "circular bubble" which is the name used by surveyors in the United Kingdom. Surveying instruments such as theodolites (transits) and total stations often have a circular bubble as well as a tubular level or "plate level." The circular bubble is used to roughly level the instrument in two dimensions and then the plate level, being more precise, is used to level the instrument more precisely in each dimension separately by leveling the plate level, then spinning the instrument 90 degrees and leveling the plate level again. 3, record 2, English, - bull%27s%20eye%20level
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage à main
- Géographie mathématique
- Outils (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- niveau à bulle sphérique
1, record 2, French, niveau%20%C3%A0%20bulle%20sph%C3%A9rique
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tous les instruments topographiques disposent de la possibilité de repérage du plan horizontal et de la verticale de station. [...] L'embase de l'instrument comprend un système de fixation au trépied, constitué d'un triangle à vis calantes. L'axe principal de l'instrument est rendu vertical lors de la mise en station par référence à une nivelle; la position de cet axe peut être matérialisée au sol par l'intermédiaire d'un fil à plomb ou d'un plomb optique. L'horizontalité de l'appareil est assuré, en général, par un niveau à bulle sphérique. 2, record 2, French, - niveau%20%C3%A0%20bulle%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Niveau à bulle, à bulle d'air, ou nivelle : tube de verre rempli d'un liquide contenant une bulle qui vient se placer entre des repères quand l'instrument est à l'horizontale. 3, record 2, French, - niveau%20%C3%A0%20bulle%20sph%C3%A9rique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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