🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Tolerierung

Pronunciation / Transliteration: to-le-ʁiː-ʁʊŋ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tolerancing/ˈtɒl.ər.ən.sɪŋ/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Tolerierung von Bauteilen ist für die Montage entscheidend."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The setting of allowable limits of variation in a physical dimension or manufactured component.

    "Relaxed-tolerance-manufacturing requires careful engineering oversight to ensure parts still function correctly."
  2. 2

    The process of applying specified tolerances to engineering designs to balance cost and precision.

    "Optimizing tolerancing in the design phase can significantly reduce production overhead."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English noun 'tolerance', originating from Latin 'tolerantia' (endurance, forbearance), through Middle French. In modern manufacturing and engineering contexts established during the Industrial Revolution, it evolved to designate the permissible limit or limits of variation in a physical dimension.

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