单词 | female gauge |
释义 | > as lemmasfemale gauge female gauge n. now rare (a) a notch or slot designed to receive a projection or peg and so control the position of a mechanism; (b) a gauge designed to fit around the exterior of an object whose size is to be tested or measured (cf. collar gauge n. at collar n. Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 170 Then he lays the upper half of the Mold upon the under half, so as the Male-Gages may fall into the Female-Gages. 1765 T. H. Croker et al. Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. II. at Foundery These two parts are exactly fitted into each other, being a male and female gage, to slide backwards and forwards. 1892 J. Rose Mod. Machine-Shop Pract. (ed. 2) I. 356/1 If the work is sufficiently near to size, the plug or male gauge may be forced in, or the collar or female gauge may be forced on, and in this case the tightness of fit would indicate that the work was very near to standard size. 1962 New Phytologist 61 75 The rhizome diameter was taken using a female gauge. < as lemmas |
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