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feeler gauge

noun

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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Meanings

nounfeeler gauge (plural feeler gauges)

plural feeler gauges · alternative feeler gage

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.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 厚薄規 /厚薄规, 間隙量規 /间隙量规

厚薄規 /厚薄规set of thin strips for measuring
間隙量規 /间隙量规set of thin strips for measuring
測隙規 /测隙规set of thin strips for measuring

Dutch voelermaat

voelermaatset of thin strips for measuring

Estonian lehtkaliiber

lehtkaliiberset of thin strips for measuring

Finnish rakotulkki

rakotulkkiset of thin strips for measuring

French jauge d'épaisseur

jauge d'épaisseurset of thin strips for measuring

German Fühlerlehre

Fühlerlehreset of thin strips for measuring

Indonesian pengukur ketebalan

pengukur ketebalanset of thin strips for measuring

Italian spessimetro

spessimetroset of thin strips for measuring

Japanese すきまゲージ, シクネスゲージ

すきまゲージset of thin strips for measuring
シクネスゲージset of thin strips for measuring
シックネスゲージset of thin strips for measuring

Polish szczelinomierz

szczelinomierzset of thin strips for measuring

Spanish galga, calibre fijo

galgaset of thin strips for measuring
calibre fijoset of thin strips for measuring

Swedish bladmått

bladmåttset of thin strips for measuring

Cite this entry

APA

feeler gauge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeler%20gauge

MLA

“feeler gauge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeler%20gauge. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “feeler gauge,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/feeler%20gauge.

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