calibrazione (di ruote di autoveicoli)
English translation: alignment / balancing (of the wheels of a motor vehicle)
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| 4 +1 | alignment / balancing (of the wheels of a motor vehicle) |
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| 4 | adjustment |
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| 4 | calibration |
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| 4 | wheel dynamic balancing |
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adjustment Explanation: calibrazione è un neologismo nato dall'italianizzazione del termine inglese calibration (che in realtà si traduce nell'italiano taratura), il termine inglese che identifica l'operazione descritta in questa voce è adjustment (spesso citato nelle normative internazionali). Nei testi italiani l'operazione è anche chiamata aggiustamento, regolazione o settaggio. http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calibrazione -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hora (2008-10-30 02:52:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- More examples: US Patent 7219540 - Tire pressure adjustment system http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7219540.html If a vehicle's horsepower and top speed are increased significantly, confirm that the required adjustments are made to the tire pressure and/or load conditions beyond the vehicle manufacturer's recommendations using the following charts. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=7... |
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peer agreement (net): +1alignment / balancing (of the wheels of a motor vehicle) Explanation: There are two basic ways that you normally "adjust" or "calibrate" the wheels of a vehicle. Should fit your translation, unless it is a factory which makes the wheels. They are explained here: Wheel alignment and Wheel Balancing are two totally different things, but many people often get them confused. In a nutshell, wheel alignment consists of adjusting the angles of the wheels so that they are perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other. The purpose of these adjustments is maximum tire life and a vehicle that tracks straight and true when driving along a straight and level road. Wheel Balancing, on the other hand allows the tires and wheels to spin without causing any vibrations. This is accomplished by checking for any heavy spots on the wheel-tire combination and compensating for it by placing a measured lead weight on the opposite site of the wheel from where the heavy spot is. Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=wheel+alignmen... |
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calibration Explanation: "calibration" is a perfectly common word in English. Specifically referred to motor maintenance, it is also a common term. See here, for instance: http://www.fiatforum.com/punto/103400-puntohgt-wheel-calibra... |
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wheel dynamic balancing Explanation: se si tratta di equilibratura allora dato che viene fatta con ruota in movimento si tratta di "dynamic balancing" se invece si tratta di verifica allineamento, verifica campanatura, ecc, direi "wheel alignment" [PDF] Italiano Formato file: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Versione HTML Dynamic Balance. TM. ruota perfettamente equilibrata durante la dinamica di rotazione ... semplice quanto geniale: bilanciare la massa del giunto ... www.cicliadriatica.it/download/Catalogo Fulcrum Road 2008 1920 WHEEL ALIGNMENT EQUIPMENT 3370 BALANCING MACHINES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE WHEELS |
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