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hook gage

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hook gage [′hu̇k ‚gāj]
(engineering)
An instrument used to measure changes in the level of the water in an evaporation pan; it consists of a pointed metal hook, mounted in the vertical, whose position with respect to its supporting member may be adjusted by means of a micrometer arrangement; the gage is placed on the still well, and a measurement is taken when the point of the hook just breaks above the surface of the water.


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