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Thermal expansion (dimensional)
The length change of a body with temperature, characterized by its coefficient of linear expansion. Dimensional results are reported at the standard reference temperature of 20 °C defined by ISO 1.
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Coordinate measuring machine (CMM)
A measuring system with the means to move a probing system and determine spatial coordinates on a workpiece surface; acceptance and reverification tests are specified in the ISO 10360 series.
ISO 10360 series
Gauge block
An end standard of length with flat, parallel measuring faces of known separation, wrung into stacks to realize lengths — grades and requirements per ISO 3650.
ISO 3650:1998