gage blocks

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Scope note
Hardened steel blocks having two flat, parallel surfaces with the parallel distance between the surfaces marked to a guaranteed accuracy of a few millionths of an inch; used in manufacturing processes as a precise measuring standard.
gage blocks
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024