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Category English Term Synonyms Short definition (EN) DE
Thread quality and performance Diameter variation Thread diameter deviation A local deviation in thread diameter from the expected average. Durchmesserschwankung
Translations
DE Durchmesserschwankung
FR Variation de diamètre
ES Variación del diámetro
IT Variazione del diametro
CN 直径变化
VN Biến thiên đường kính
Not to be confused with Linear density and apparent diameter are related but not identical.