"dial indicator" meaning in All languages combined

See dial indicator on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: dial indicators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dial indicator (plural dial indicators)
  1. Any of a class of indicators with a dial face rather than other methods of display or interpretation. Synonyms: dial gauge Translations (instrument that measures small distances): comparateur [masculine] (French), comparatore [masculine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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