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gauge [gāj] Etymology: ME an instrument for determining physical properties of anything, including caliber, dimensions, or pressure. gauge, n an instrument used to determine the dimensions or caliber of an object. gauge, Boley, n.pr a vernier type of instrument used for measuring in the metric system. It is accurate to tenths of millimeters. gauge, leaf, n a device for measuring the distance between two objects. A leaf gauge consists of a series of thin strips of plastic or metal, each calibrated and arranged in a sequential fashion in ascending or descending thicknesses, usually expressed in millimeters or fractions of millimeters. In dentistry, the leaf gauge is used to measure interocclusal space or the magnitude of an interocclusal interference. gauge, undercut, n an attachment used in conjunction with a dental cast surveyor to measure the amount of infrabulge of a tooth in a horizontal plane. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The scenarios recounted in Chilean notarial records echo the adoption of minors by economically independent women in sixteenth-century France, as described by Kristin Gager, Blood Ties and Fictive Ties: Adoption and Family Life in Early Modern France (Princeton, 1996). But none of the neighbors recognized the man who died, nor the women who ended up at the end of a cul-de-sac along the 13400 block of Gager Street. Gager said, "Mexico is an important, expanding market and source of products for the remanufacturing segment, including major production rebuilders and smaller, yet competitive local rebuilders. |
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