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MOTION SCREW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Instruments
- Mathematical Geography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tangent screw
1, record 1, English, tangent%20screw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- motion screw 2, record 1, English, motion%20screw
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very fine screw giving a tangential movement for making the final adjustment to an instrument of precision (as a surveyor's transit). 3, record 1, English, - tangent%20screw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Generally each of these rotations [of the telescope, of the alidade, of the alidade and the lower plate] can be carried out by a slow motion screw (or tangent screw) .... If a large rotation has to be made, then a clamp can be released and the particular component can be rotated freely about its axis. The clamp has to be on before the slow motion screw drive is engaged. The slow motion screws enable accurate setting of the alidade or the telescope to be made. 4, record 1, English, - tangent%20screw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Géographie mathématique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vis de rappel
1, record 1, French, vis%20de%20rappel
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vis de fin mouvement 2, record 1, French, vis%20de%20fin%20mouvement
feminine noun
- vis de fin pointé 2, record 1, French, vis%20de%20fin%20point%C3%A9
feminine noun
- vis de mouvement 2, record 1, French, vis%20de%20mouvement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Vis micrométrique qui sert à compléter un déplacement angulaire en faisant une rotation, en sens inverse de la rotation initiale, afin de neutraliser le jeu dans la vis. 3, record 1, French, - vis%20de%20rappel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La vis de rappel [...] est un mécanisme qui sert à compléter un déplacement angulaire en faisant une rotation, en sens contraire de la rotation initiale, afin de neutraliser le jeu de la vis. Grâce au pas de la vis de rappel, on peut ainsi obtenir une meilleure maîtrise de l'instrument. Étant une vis micrométrique, elle permet de faire des mises à zéro et des pointés précis. 2, record 1, French, - vis%20de%20rappel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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