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WIRE GAUGE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

wire gauge: an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

jauge de fil : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

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

PHR

american standard wire gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

Calibre pour ajuster l'écartement d'une bague.

OBS

calibre pour fil : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Jewellery
  • Goldsmithing and Silversmithing
OBS

metal gauges. Various standards are in use for measuring the thickness of sheet metal and wire. In Britain the Birmingham Metal Gauge is used for measuring sheet gold and silver, copper, brass, etc., and the Imperial Standard Wire Gauge is used for all wire (it is also the standard wire gauge in Canada).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
  • Orfèvrerie et argenterie

Spanish

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