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SLIDE GAUGE [1 record]

Record 1 2021-09-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

A vernier caliper ... consists of an L-shaped member with a scale engraved on the long shank. A sliding member is free to move on the bar and carries a jaw which matches the arm of the L. The vernier scale is engraved on a small plate that is attached to the sliding member. Perhaps the most distinct advantage of the vernier caliper, over other types of caliper, is the ability to provide very accurate measurements over a large range. It can be used for both internal and external surfaces.

OBS

vernier caliper; slide caliper; slide gauge: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • slide calliper

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Appareil de mesure d'épaisseurs ou de diamètres.

OBS

[...] La pièce à mesurer est prise entre un bec fixe et un bec mobile en translation. La règle, graduée en millimètres, est complétée par un vernier permettant d'apprécier le 1/10, le 1/20 ou le 1/50 de millimètres, suivant les modèles. La forme des becs est souvent prévue pour permettre la mesure des diamètres intérieurs [...]

OBS

pied à coulisse : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

OBS

pied à coulisse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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