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FLAT CIRCULAR DIAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Scientific Instruments
DEF

The graduated margin of an arc or circle in an instrument for measuring angles, as that part of a marine sextant carrying the altitude scale.

OBS

... in certain optical instruments a flat circular dial is sometimes called a "limb". Translator's note: Although the term "limb" has been used in astronomy it is rarely used in English in the sense given here.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments scientifiques
DEF

Couronne circulaire en métal ou en verre sur laquelle est portée la graduation angulaire d'un instrument de mesure.

OBS

[...] dans certains instruments optiques, le cadran plan circulaire est souvent appelé «limbe».

Spanish

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