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TANGENT GIRTH STICK [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Forestry Operations
  • Silviculture
DEF

An adaptation of the Biltmore stick for ascertaining the diameter above buttress, where direct stem measurement would be difficult or costly.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Sylviculture
OBS

baguette de Biltmore : Instrument (qui tire son nom de son inventeur) pour mesurer le diamètre des arbres à hauteur d'homme : c'est une règle graduée permettant une lecture directe lorsqu'elle est placée tangentiellement à l'arbre à une distance convenue de l'œil de l'opérateur [...] il existe une adaptation de cet instrument appelée «tangent stick» pour estimer le diamètre des arbres au-dessus des contreforts, lorsque sa mesure directe serait trop difficile.

Spanish

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