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PITCH GAUGE [7 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

screw pitch gauge : an item in the "Metalworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

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

calibre de pas de vis : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement du travail des métaux» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Propulsion Systems
DEF

An instrument that indicates in inches of mercury the pressure of the fuel/air mixture in the engine intake manifold.

CONT

On an airplane fitted with a controllable pitch or a constant speed propeller, there are two instruments which indicate information about engine power output, the tachometer and the manifold pressure gauge. Settings on the manifold pressure gauge are controlled by the throttle. Colour range markings, similar to those on the tachometer, are incorporated on the dial of the manifold pressure gauge to indicate the normal operating range and operation limits.

Key term(s)
  • manifold pressure gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Propulsion des aéronefs
DEF

[Instrument qui] indique, en pouces de mercure, la pression du mélange air-carburant présent dans le collecteur d'admission.

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paddle Sports

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de pagaie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de remo
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Record 4 1994-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Knitted and Stretch Fabrics
DEF

Number of needles on a needle bar per unit length.

OBS

In future the use of the term "gauge" should be avoided. The needle pitch should be used for the comparison of knitting machines.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tricot et tissus extensibles
DEF

Nombre d'aiguilles sur un barre à aiguilles pour une longueur de référence.

OBS

À l'avenir, le terme «jauge» devrait être évité. Seul l'écartement des aiguilles devrait être mentionné pour la comparaison directe des machines à tricoter.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 5 1989-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 6 1988-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
CONT

Threads may also be checked by the screw-thread-comparator micrometer which has two conical measuring surfaces. Since it does not measure the pitch diameter, it is important to set this instrument to a thread plug gauge before measuring a threaded workpiece.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

A tool for measuring the number of threads per inch [or metric distance] of internal and external threads.

Key term(s)
  • screw thread pitch gage
  • thread pitch gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Calibre permettant de relever les pas.

CONT

Pour relever les pas, on peut faire usage d'une jauge de filetage. Il en existe en pas métriques et en pas Whitworth.

Spanish

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