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DIAL TEST INDICATOR [1 record]

Record 1 1999-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A sensitive measuring instrument in which small displacements of a plunger are indicated in 1/1000-inch or 1/100-mm units by a pointer moving over a circular scale.

Key term(s)
  • dial gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Instrument de mesure sensitif qui indique les faibles déplacements d'une touche à l'aide d'une aiguille mobile sur une graduation circulaire au 0,001 pouce ou au 0,01 millimètre près.

OBS

comparateur à cadran; comparateur : termes acceptés par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

Spanish

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