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ACCURATE GAUGE [9 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seeding and Planting Equipment
CONT

87 blackland planter for accurate planting on blackland beds. Fully mounted and close coupled, and with independently floating planting units with gauge wheels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de plantation et de semis
CONT

Semoir 87 pour terre noire collante pour un ensemencement précis dans les lits à terre noire et collante. Éléments semeurs entièrement portés à commande directe et indépendamment flottants avec roue de jauge.

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

A measuring device used to check hydraulic pressure in different components of a hydraulic system.

CONT

3D Test pressure gauge series gives you a choice of two different degrees of accuracy to match your application. All 3D test pressure gauge accuracy figures are real : they include all friction, error, hysteresis, and linearity variations.... Every dial is clearly marked for fast, accurate reading with calibrations covering a 270° arc. Parallax is corrected on the test pressure gauge by a neutral glare-free face and a corrosion resistant stainless steel dial, incorporating a polished mirror band.

OBS

pressure gage: An instrument for measuring fluid pressure. A pressure gauge usually registers the difference between atmospheric pressure and the pressure of the fluid being measured by indicating the effect of such pressures on a measuring element (as a column of liquid, a bourdon tube, a diaphragm, or other pressure-sensitive device).

OBS

test gauge: this term should be used in non ambiguous contexts only.

Key term(s)
  • test pressure gage
  • test gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Dispositif de mesure utilisé pour vérifier la pression des différents éléments d'un circuit hydraulique.

OBS

manomètre : Instrument de mesure et de contrôle de la pression d'un fluide, liquide ou gazeux.

OBS

manomètre d'essai : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine and River Navigation Aids
DEF

A type of sextant having a range of 90° and an arc of 45°.

OBS

The backstaff,... an early navigational instrument used to gauge latitude at sea,... was replaced by a more accurate device called the octant. The octant was replaced by an even more accurate instrument, the sextant, which is still being used today.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation fluviale et maritime
DEF

Instrument de marine conçu sur le principe de la double réflexion pour la mesure d'angles limitée à 90° par la course du miroir mobile sur un huitième de cercle 45°.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda a la navegación marítima y fluvial
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Record 4 1996-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewing Notions
CONT

Sewing gauge is 6 in. (15 cm) ruler with a sliding marker that adjusts to desired measurement, and keeps it constant when marking. Ideal for hems, scallops, tucks, pleats, button-spacing.

CONT

Sewing gauge helps make quick, accurate measurements for hems, buttonholes, scallops and pleats. It is a small, 6 inch(15 cm) metal or plastic ruler with a sliding marker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Articles et accessoires de couture
DEF

réglet : Petite règle graduée en centimètres permettant de marquer régulièrement les largeurs de plis, la hauteur des ourlets, les écartements de boutonnières.

CONT

Certains réglets sont munis d'un curseur, d'autres d'encoches.

Spanish

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Record 5 1988-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Basically, a vernier height gauge is a vernier caliper with a hardened, ground, and lapped base in lieu of a fixed jaw and is always used with a surface plate or an accurate flat surface [to measure and mark off distances accurately].

Key term(s)
  • vernier height gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

In the pressure type air gauge, air passes through a filter and regulator and is then divided into two channels. The air in the reference channel escapes to atmosphere through a zero setting valve. The air in the measuring channel escapes to atmosphere through the gauge head jets. The two channels are connected by an extremely accurate differential pressure meter. The master is placed over the gauging spindle and the zero setting valve is adjusted until the gauge needle indicates zero. Any deviation in the workpiece size from the master size changes the reading.

Key term(s)
  • pressure type air gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
CONT

The precision height gauge provides a quick and accurate means of setting any height within the range of the instrument, eliminating the need for calculating and assembling specified gauge blocks for comparative measurements. A surface plate is used as the reference surface.

Key term(s)
  • precision height gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

The electronic comparator, a highly accurate form of comparator, uses the Wheatstone bridge circuit to transform minute charges in spindle movement into a relatively large needle movement on the gauge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

Dans le comparateur électronique, l'extrémité du palpeur opposée à celle qui ausculte la pièce à mesurer se déplace à l'intérieur d'une paire de bobines. La variation du couplage entre les bobines engendrée par le déplacement de ce noyau est amplifiée et entraîne les déviations d'une aiguille de galvanomètre sur un cadran gradué.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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