Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

AFASTAMENTO

English translation:

(tolerance) gap

Added to glossary by Marlene Curtis
Jan 26, 2010 11:39
14 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

AFASTAMENTO

Portuguese to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Mechanical Specs
O sistema de tolerâncias das roscas americanas define graus de qualidade (ou classes) para a execução da rosca e determina o afastamento da tolerância em relação ao valor básico
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Feb 1, 2010 14:34: Marlene Curtis Created KOG entry

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(tolerance) gap

Support for thermally expanding conical heatshield - US Patent ...
(a) said forward heatshield and said aft heatshield being disposed to provide a tolerance gap between said forward heatshield and said aft heatshield, ...
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deviation

There are several dimensions required to define a screw thread. ... The screw sizes in question here are a British standard, and an American standard. .... Based on my measurements, the tolerance on BSW bolts (as Meccano produced .... called “standard deviation”). An interesting feature of this curve is that it ...
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Spacing or Gap

You can say gap or spacing to describe the space between threads in screws.
Example sentence:

The type BT screw is the most common standard thread cutting screw due to its wide thread spacing and generous cutting slot.

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