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ANGLE GAUGE [8 records]

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Record 1 2009-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Silviculture
  • Forestry Operations
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A class of instruments used in point sampling. Includes the Prism and the Relascope. Most commonly used to project a fixed (critical) angle horizontally from a point.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sylviculture
  • Exploitation forestière
  • Appareils de mesure

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Silvicultura
  • Explotación forestal
  • Instrumentos de medida
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Record 2 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Tools and Equipment
  • Diamond Industry
CONT

Maintain the dop and the tang in the correct positions: ... e) polish the facet: check the angle and the indexing of the tang: readjust the angle indicator, if required ...

OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists: ... gg) tangs, including: for the crown: - indexed quickstep tang, including the following components (see Figure F4): frame; sub-frame; adjusting legs; claw holder; spirit level (adjustable); angle adjuster; index adjuster (cheater); index wheel; dop assembly; height adjuster; angle gauge; - Goren crown tang (see Figure F 7) ...

OBS

When faceting, the size of the angles must be kept constant. This is done with calibers (gauges) or with measuring equipment which has been directly mounted on the dops, or with a graduated scale fixed on the American dops ... There are also magnetical calibers which adheres to the dops.

OBS

Part of a tang.

Key term(s)
  • angle gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage industriel
  • Industrie diamantaire
CONT

Matériel de taille : J'utilise ce que l'on appelle un diviseur mécanique. Il se compose d'un diviseur (à gauche sur la photo) et d'un indicateur d'angle (à droite). La pierre est collée sur le dop qui lui-même est vissé sur le bras du diviseur.

OBS

[La mesure des angles] se fait soit à l'aide de calibres, soit avec les instruments réglage montés directement sur les dops de construction récente ou avec les échelles graduées fixées sur les dops américains. Il existe aussi des calibres aimantés qu'on place sur les dops.

OBS

Partie d'une pince.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

An instrument for measuring angles, either in drawing designs for escapements, gearing, etc. or for measuring or scribing angles directly on work.

OBS

... equipment/supplies used by fancy shape specialists: ... o) gauges (See Figure F 1), including: - for crown: crown gauge; - for pavilion: butterfly gauge; magnetic gauge; protractor gauge; rectangle gauge ...

OBS

Figure C/B 1.

Key term(s)
  • protractor gage
  • pavilion protractor gage
  • angle gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie diamantaire

Spanish

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Record 4 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

A small square metal plate with inverted rectangles of different sizes on its corners.

OBS

Instrument used to determine 90° and 45° angles of the girdle for straight-line shapes.

Key term(s)
  • rectangle gage
  • right angle gage
  • right angle gauge
  • right angle gage
  • pavilion rectangle gage
  • pavilion right angle gage
  • pavilion right-angle gauge
  • pavilion right-angle gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Plaquette carrée de métal dont les coins sont découpés en angles droits, de différentes grandeurs, tournés vers l'intérieur.

OBS

calibre : Instrument servant à la mesure des angles pour la taille du diamant ainsi que pour mesurer les dimensions d'un diamant taillé ou non.

Spanish

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Record 5 2003-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
  • Plywood
CONT

... a knife angle gauge ... overcomes the problems encountered by lathe operators using the square or protractor heads from a combination square set or modified bevel protractor. [It] is equipped with a lip formed by a face-plate that aligns the instrument with the knife edge and with magnets that clamp it solidly to the lathe interface, leaving the operator's hands free to adjust the knife angle where the instrument is in place.

CONT

Knife angle instrument on a veneer lathe.

Key term(s)
  • knife-angle instrument
  • knife-angle gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
  • Contreplaqués
OBS

Indicateur d'angle pour ajuster l'angle du couteau [d'une dérouleuse].

Spanish

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Record 6 1989-09-19

English

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

[dwell meter] ... an electric meter that accurately measures the number of degrees of cam rotation that the points stay closed.

OBS

Source: Crouse, Automotive Electronics Electrical Equipment, 1986, p. 247.

French

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

Régler l'écartement (des contacts) à 0,45 mm (...) Brancher un contrôleur d'angle de came et lancer le moteur.

Spanish

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Record 7 1987-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drilling (Machine-Tooling)
DEF

A tool that checks the angle and length of a twist drill while grinding it.

Key term(s)
  • drill angle gauge
  • drill point gauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perçage (Usinage)

Spanish

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Record 8 1987-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Helicopters (Military)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
OBS

Term officialized by the ATSC - Helicopters.

Key term(s)
  • blade angle check gage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
OBS

Terme uniformisé par le CUTA - Hélicoptères.

Spanish

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