- dividing engine
- noun
or dividing machine
: a machine for graduating circles (as for surveying instruments) or bars (as for scales) or for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dividing engine
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Dividing engine — at the Michigan Museum of Surveying A dividing engine is a device specifically employed to mark graduations on measuring instruments. History There has always been a need for accurate measuring instruments. Whether it is a linear device such as a … Wikipedia
Dividing engine — Dividing Di*vid ing, a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. [1913 Webster] {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dividing engine — Machine used to mark off equal intervals accurately, usually on precision instruments. Georg Friedrich von Reichenbach (1772–1826), a German maker of astronomical instruments, designed an early dividing engine, and Jesse Ramsden (1735–1800), a… … Universalium
dividing engine — dalijimo mašina statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dividing engine; dividing machine vok. Teilmaschine, f; Teilungsmaschine, f rus. делительная машина, f pranc. machine à diviser, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
dividing-engine — divīdˈing enˈgine noun An instrument for marking accurate subdivisions or graduating scales • • • Main Entry: ↑divide … Useful english dictionary
Dividing — Di*vid ing, a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. [1913 Webster] {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dividing sinker — Dividing Di*vid ing, a. That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating. [1913 Webster] {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also, for spacing off and cutting teeth … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
engine — engineless, adj. /en jeuhn/, n. 1. a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion. 2. a railroad locomotive. 3. a fire engine. 4. any mechanical contrivance. 5. a machine or instrument used in… … Universalium
dividing machine — dalijimo mašina statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dividing engine; dividing machine vok. Teilmaschine, f; Teilungsmaschine, f rus. делительная машина, f pranc. machine à diviser, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
dividing machine — noun see dividing engine … Useful english dictionary
