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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Research, Technology, Methods > equipment > measuring devices > gauges > strain gauges
Preferred Term:

strain gauges

Definition:
Instruments used to measure the strain of distortion in a member or test specimen (such as a structural part) subjected to a force.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
gauges
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • strain gages
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/305801
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-07-26, last modified 2017-11-10