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DIAL INDICATOR [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-07-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Industrial Tools and Equipment
- Diamond Industry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dial indicator
1, record 1, English, dial%20indicator
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to check whether a scaife is running on a true plane perpendicular to the motor spindle. 2, record 1, English, - dial%20indicator
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Run out: The degree to which a scaife's plane is not perpendicular to the motor spindle; measured with a dial indicator. 2, record 1, English, - dial%20indicator
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage industriel
- Industrie diamantaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- comparateur à cadran
1, record 1, French, comparateur%20%C3%A0%20cadran
proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de précision qui indique si la meule tourne dans un plan parfaitement perpendiculaire à l'arbre du moteur. 2, record 1, French, - comparateur%20%C3%A0%20cadran
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-06-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dial indicator
1, record 2, English, dial%20indicator
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- dial gauge 2, record 2, English, dial%20gauge
correct
- dial test indicator 3, record 2, English, dial%20test%20indicator
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 4, record 2, English, - dial%20indicator
Record 2, Key term(s)
- dial gage
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Aérotechnique et maintenance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- comparateur à cadran
1, record 2, French, comparateur%20%C3%A0%20cadran
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- comparateur 2, record 2, French, comparateur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 2, French, - comparateur%20%C3%A0%20cadran
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
comparateur à cadran; comparateur : termes acceptés par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9. 4, record 2, French, - comparateur%20%C3%A0%20cadran
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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