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feeler gauge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A set of thin metal strips, of known thickness, used to measure a narrow gap such as by go/no-go status or by the feel of how the gauge slides into the gap.

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 厚薄規 /厚薄规 — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 間隙量規 /间隙量规 — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Chinese Mandarin: 測隙規 /测隙规 — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Dutch: voelermaat — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Estonian: lehtkaliiber — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Finnish: rakotulkki — set of thin strips for measuring
  • French: jauge d'épaisseur — set of thin strips for measuring
  • German: Fühlerlehre — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Indonesian: pengukur ketebalan — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Italian: spessimetro — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Japanese: すきまゲージ — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Japanese: シクネスゲージ — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Japanese: シックネスゲージ — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Polish: szczelinomierz — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Spanish: galga — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Spanish: calibre fijo — set of thin strips for measuring
  • Swedish: bladmått — set of thin strips for measuring