Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
tread depth — the distance between the base of a tire tread groove and a line tangent to the surface of the two adjacent tread ribs or rows … Mechanics glossary
tread depth gauge — A simple compact device for measuring the depth of tread, consisting of a spring loaded plunger calibrated in millimeters or 1/32 of an inch … Dictionary of automotive terms
depth — tread depth … Mechanics glossary
depth — See molded depth profile depth skid depth throat depth tread depth well depth … Dictionary of automotive terms
depth gauge — A measuring tool for determining the depth of something. Also see tread depth gauge … Dictionary of automotive terms
tread — [tred] vt. TROD or (in tread water: see phr. below) treaded, trodden or trod or (in tread water) treaded, treading, trod [ME treden < OE tredan, akin to Ger treten < IE * dreu < base * drā, to run, step > TRAP1] 1. to walk on, in,… … English World dictionary
tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… … English dictionary
tread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound you make when you are walking ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs. ▪ light, soft ▪ measured, slow … Collocations dictionary
tire tread gauge — See tread depth gauge … Dictionary of automotive terms
profile depth — See tread depth. Compare aspect ratio … Dictionary of automotive terms
