- feeler gauge
- A thin strip or blade of hardened steel, ground to an exact thickness, that is used to check clearances between parts. Thicknesses increase by 0.001 inch.Also see
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
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feeler gauge — noun (engineering) A thin strip of metal of known thickness, used to measure or set the distance between surfaces or parts • • • Main Entry: ↑feel … Useful english dictionary
Feeler gauge — A feeler gauge is a simple tool used to measure gap widths. The feeler gauge was first patented in 1954 by Andrejs Muiza, a Latvian immigrant to the United States (Nashville, TN) following WWII. Feeler gauges are mostly used in engineering to… … Wikipedia
feeler gauge — noun Date: 1925 a thin metal strip or wire of known thickness used as a gauge … New Collegiate Dictionary
feeler gauge — noun a gauge consisting of a number of thin blades for measuring narrow gaps or clearances … English new terms dictionary
feeler gauge — /ˈfilə geɪdʒ/ (say feeluh gayj) noun a gauge consisting of thin strips of steel of known thickness, usually fixed like penknife blades; used for measuring small distances, as the gap in a spark plug. Also, feelers …
step feeler gauge — A feeler gauge with metal feeler blades; the thickness of the blade increases from one end of the blade to the other … Dictionary of automotive terms
gauge — This is the British and Canadian spelling while in the United States it is sometimes spelled without the u (gage). It is becoming standard to use gage for wire size and gauge for an instrument. [1] An instrument that registers the quantity of a… … Dictionary of automotive terms
Gauge (Technik) — Solch eine Messuhr wird im Englischen oft als „Gauge“ bezeichnet ebenso wie das damit zu messende Maß Auch solch … Deutsch Wikipedia
feeler — /fee leuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that feels. 2. a proposal, remark, hint, etc., designed to bring out the opinions or purposes of others: Interested in an accord, both labor and management were putting out feelers. 3. Zool. an organ of touch … Universalium
feeler — n. 1 an organ in certain animals for testing things by touch or for searching for food. 2 a tentative proposal or suggestion, esp. to elicit a response (put out feelers). 3 a person or thing that feels. Phrases and idioms: feeler gauge a gauge… … Useful english dictionary
