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GAUGE STICK [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

composing stick gauge : an item in the "Printing Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Communication" category.

French

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

gabarit de composteur butée : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement d'impression» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour la communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Hardware
CONT

To preheat, use an oxy-fuel torch outfitted with a special "rosebud" tip that widens the flame. Preheating temperatures vary based on the material to be welded. A temp stick(or heat crayon) can be used to gauge the temperature as it changes. Temp sticks come in various temperature values and, when applied to material being heated, will change color when the goal temperature is reached.

OBS

heat crayon; temperature indicating crayon: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Quincaillerie générale
CONT

Les crayons thermo-sensibles irréversibles constituent une méthode simple et facile pour mesurer des températures : [ils changent] de couleur en fonction de la température.

OBS

crayon indicateur de chaleur; crayon thermochromatique : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • crayon thermosensible
  • crayon thermo-chromatique

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-05-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ice Hockey
OBS

The C. C. M.-N. H. L. approved stick gauge has been approved as a means of measuring sticks under C. A. H. A. rules.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hockey sur glace
OBS

Le gabarit pour bâtons approuvé par la C.C.M. et la L.N.H. a été également approuvé par l'A.C.H.A. pour le mesurage des bâtons conformément à ses règlements.

Spanish

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