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Gage blocks

Scope note

Hardened steel blocks having two flat, parallel surfaces with the parallel distance between the surfaces marked to a guaranteed accuracy of a few millionths of an inch; used in manufacturing processes as a precise measuring standard.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000197471

Broader Terms used

<size measuring devices>

Equivalent Terms used

gage block

Created

13yrs ago

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