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DEPTH GAGE [3 records]

Record 1 2017-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

A gauge for measuring the depth of holes, grooves, or concavities.

OBS

depth gauge; depth gage: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
OBS

jauge de profondeur : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Underwater Diving (Sports)
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

An instrument which works by pressure changes, indicating depth.

CONT

A depth gauge is part of your defense against the bends if you dive deeper than 30 feet. It lets you know, within various accuracies, how deep you are.

OBS

At the surface it registers zero, unless adjusted to include pressure of the atmosphere.

Key term(s)
  • depth gage
  • depth metre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plongée sous-marine (Sports)
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Appareil de type manomètre, porté par le plongeur et qui lui indique la profondeur d'immersion.

CONT

Le manomètre de profondeur, appelé aussi bathymètre ou profondimètre, est un instrument indispensable. Il doit être précis et fidèle, et d'une lecture aisée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Buceo (Deportes)
  • Instrumentos científicos
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Record 3 1981-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pest Control Equipment
  • Tillage Operations (Agriculture)
  • Mechanical Construction
CONT

Some discers have depth gauges on them, but these do not take into account the differences in wheel sinkage and tire deflection with different loads and varying soil hardness.

Key term(s)
  • depth gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de protection des végétaux
  • Travaux du sol (Agriculture)
  • Construction mécanique
CONT

Certaines charrues à disques sont pourvues d'indicateurs de profondeur, mais ceux-ci ne tiennent pas compte des différences d'enfoncement des roues et d'aplatissement des pneus résultant des variations de la charge et de la dureté du sol.

Spanish

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