- tread depth
- the distance between the base of a tire tread groove and a line tangent to the surface of the two adjacent tread ribs or rows.
Mechanics glossary. 2013.
tread depth
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tread depth — The measurement from the bottom cm of the tread groove to the top of the tread expressed in millimeters or 32nds of an inch. The legal minimum amount of tread is 1.6 mm (2/32 ) across three quarters of the tire width … Dictionary of automotive terms
tread depth gauge — A simple compact device for measuring the depth of tread, consisting of a spring loaded plunger calibrated in millimeters or 1/32 of an inch … Dictionary of automotive terms
depth — tread depth … Mechanics glossary
depth — See molded depth profile depth skid depth throat depth tread depth well depth … Dictionary of automotive terms
depth gauge — A measuring tool for determining the depth of something. Also see tread depth gauge … Dictionary of automotive terms
tread — [tred] vt. TROD or (in tread water: see phr. below) treaded, trodden or trod or (in tread water) treaded, treading, trod [ME treden < OE tredan, akin to Ger treten < IE * dreu < base * drā, to run, step > TRAP1] 1. to walk on, in,… … English World dictionary
tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… … English dictionary
tread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound you make when you are walking ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs. ▪ light, soft ▪ measured, slow … Collocations dictionary
tire tread gauge — See tread depth gauge … Dictionary of automotive terms
profile depth — See tread depth. Compare aspect ratio … Dictionary of automotive terms
