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STANDARD BLOCK GAUGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gage block
1, record 1, English, gage%20block
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- gauge block 2, record 1, English, gauge%20block
correct, officially approved
- precision block 3, record 1, English, precision%20block
correct
- size block 3, record 1, English, size%20block
correct
- test block 4, record 1, English, test%20block
- standard block gauge 5, record 1, English, standard%20block%20gauge
- standard block gage 6, record 1, English, standard%20block%20gage
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A chrome steel block having two flat, parallel surfaces with the parallel distance between them being the size marked on the block to a guaranteed accuracy ... used as the standard of precise lineal measurement for most manufacturing processes. 3, record 1, English, - gage%20block
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
gage block; gauge block: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 1, English, - gage%20block
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Usinage (Métallurgie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cale étalon
1, record 1, French, cale%20%C3%A9talon
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cale-étalon 2, record 1, French, cale%2D%C3%A9talon
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pièce prismatique en acier trempé de haute précision (forme et dimension). Sert de référence aux contrôles et mesures des longueurs. 3, record 1, French, - cale%20%C3%A9talon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
mesure matérialisée : Dispositif destiné à reproduire ou à fournir, d'une façon permanente pendant son emploi, une ou plusieurs valeurs connues d'une grandeur donnée. [...] Exemples : [...] d) cale étalon [...] 4, record 1, French, - cale%20%C3%A9talon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Des cales étalons. 5, record 1, French, - cale%20%C3%A9talon
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cale étalon : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 5, record 1, French, - cale%20%C3%A9talon
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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