🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

tolerância ampla

Pronunciation / Transliteration: toleˈɾɐ̃sjɐ ˈãplɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Loose-tolerance/ˈluːs ˈtɒl.ər.əns/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O processo de fabricação adota tolerâncias amplas para peças simples."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An allowable margin of error or variation in the dimensions of a manufactured part that is relatively large or unrestrictive.

    "The wooden components were designed with a loose tolerance to allow for natural expansion and contraction."
  2. 2

    A specification standard in industrial production that permits significant flexibility in assembly fit without compromising overall functionality.

    "Producers opted for loose tolerances to reduce machining costs and speed up the assembly process."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'loose' (from Old English lēas, meaning slack or unconfined) and 'tolerance' (from Latin tolerantia, meaning endurance or allowance for variation). In engineering and manufacturing contexts, it evolved during the Industrial Revolution to describe manufacturing processes permitting a wider margin of dimensional variation.

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