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pie de metro

English translation: vernier caliper

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Spanish term or phrase:	pie de metro
English translation:	vernier caliper
Entered by:	Leonor González

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14:34 Dec 22, 2004

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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / machinery

Spanish term or phrase: pie de metro

I'm pretty sure this is a micrometer, but I'd appreciate confirmation. No further context. It appears in a list of required tools for machine instalation, testing and calibration.

Stuart Allsop KudoZ activity Questions: 538 (7 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 840 Chile
Local time: 06:47

vernier caliper

Explanation:
this is what I found for "pie de metro"
http://www.physics.smu.edu/~scalise/apparatus/caliper/
http://chile.lapapa.cl/index.nkt/c-1508/m-f/p-4567177/i-Auto...
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/tools/vernier.htm

Good luck!!

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