AngIe PIate A precIse measurement devIce used to establIsh an accurate 90` vertIcal surface.

AnguIarIty A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a surface, axIs, or pla
descrIbed In the desIgn specIfIcatIons.
AShE The AmerIcan SocIety of |echanIcal EngIneers. AS|E Is an organIzatIon that publIshes te
IndustrIal and manufacturIng standards.
onus ToIerance AddItIonal tolerance that applIes to a feature as Its sIze shIfts from a stated materIal co
bonus tolerance.
CIrcuIar Punout A twodImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls the form, orIentatIon, and locatIon
cylIndrIcal part as It rotates.
CIrcuIarIty A twodImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a feature can devIate fr
ConcentrIc SharIng the same center.
ConcentrIcIty A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much the medIan poInts of m
from the specIfIed datum axIs.
CoordInate ToIerancIng A system for descrIbIng the desIgn of a part that compares Its features to dIstances alon
create an ImagInary rectangular grId.
Cross SectIon A sectIon of a feature that Is formed by an IntersectIng ImagInary plane.
CyIIndrIcIty A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a feature can devIate
0atum An ImagInary, perfect geometrIc shape or form. A perfect poInt, lIne, flat plane, cIrcle,
possIble datums.
0atum Feature A physIcal feature that acts as an acceptable substItute for a datum. 0atum features re
part to each other.
0atum Peference Frame Three ImagInary planes perpendIcular to one another that are mapped onto the part to
Feature A physIcal feature of a part that naturally contaIns varIatIon and ImperfectIons. A corne
all examples of possIble features.
Feature ControI Frame A serIes of compartments contaInIng symbols and values that descrIbe the tolerance of
of these compartments follow a consIstent standard.
FIxture A dedIcated workholdIng devIce used to locate and hold a part durIng machInIng or Insp
FIatness A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a feature can devIate
Form ToIerance A group of geometrIc tolerances that lImIt the amount of error In the shape of a feature
tolerances.
FunctIonaI Cage A gage for a specIfIc part that quIckly checks Its form and fIt In a manner sImIlar to Its I
CeometrIc 0ImensIonIng And ToIerancIng An InternatIonal standard for communIcatIng InstructIons about the desIgn and manufac
unIversal symbols and emphasIzes the functIon of the part.
CranIte Surface PIate A precIse, flat plate made of granIte that Is used to establIsh a datum plane for InspectI
avaIlable In standardIzed grades.
IndIvIduaI ToIerance A tolerance that does not requIre a specIfIed datum.
ISD The nternatIonal DrganIzatIon for StandardIzatIon. SD Is an organIzatIon based In SwItz
standards for Its InternatIonal membershIp base.
Least haterIaI CondItIon The poInt at whIch a feature contaIns the least amount of materIal wIthIn Its acceptable
hole and the smallest acceptable shaft are examples of L|C.
LocatIon ToIerance A group of geometrIc tolerances that lImIt the locatIon or placement of features. LocatI
tolerances.
haterIaI CondItIon hodIfIer Dne of three modIfIers that further defIne the tolerance of a feature In relatIon to Its a
haxImum haterIaI CondItIon The poInt at whIch a feature contaIns the greatest amount of materIal wIthIn Its accept
acceptable hole and the largest acceptable shaft are examples of ||C.
hedIan PoInt A poInt that Is exactly the same dIstance between two outer poInts.
DrIentatIon ToIerance A group of geometrIc tolerances that lImIt the dIrectIon, or orIentatIon, of a feature In
DrIentatIon tolerances are related tolerances.
ParaIIeIIsm A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a surface, axIs, or pla
parallel to the specIfIed datum.
PerpendIcuIarIty A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a surface, axIs, or pla
angle.
PosItIon A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much the locatIon of a featu
posItIon.
PrImary 0atum The datum feature that fIrst sItuates the part wIthIn the datum reference frame. The p
contact a fIxture or surface durIng assembly.
ProfIIe The outlIne of a part feature wIthIn a gIven plane.
ProfIIe Df A LIne A twodImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much the outlIne of a feature
ProfIIe Df A Surface A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a surface can devIate
ProfIIe ToIerance A group of powerful geometrIc tolerances that control the sIze, locatIon, orIentatIon, an
tolerances can be eIther Independent or related.
PegardIess Df Feature SIze A modIfIer IndIcatIng that the stated tolerance for a feature applIes regardless of Its act
lImIt. FFS does not permIt bonus tolerance.
PeIated ToIerance A tolerance that requIres a specIfIed datum.
Poundness heasurIng hachIne A sophIstIcated InspectIon devIce wIth a precIsIon spIndle that measures varIous cIrcular
Punout ToIerance A group of geometrIc tolerances that sImultaneously lImIt the form, locatIon, and orIent
tolerances are related tolerances requIrIng a datum axIs.
Secondary 0atum The datum feature that sItuates the part wIthIn the datum reference frame after the pr
datum Is the second feature to contact a fIxture or surface durIng assembly.
StraIghtness A twodImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much a feature can devIate fr
Symmetry A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls how much the medIan poInts bet
from a specIfIed axIs or center plane.
TertIary 0atum The datum feature that sItuates the part wIthIn the datum reference frame after the se
Three-0ImensIonaI ToIerance A tolerance that controls a shape havIng a length, wIdth, and depth.
ToIerance An unwanted but acceptable devIatIon from a gIven dImensIon. Tolerances IndIcate the
physIcal feature and Its Intended desIgn.
ToIerance Zone An ImagInary zone In whIch a part feature must be completely contaIned for the part to
TotaI Punout A threedImensIonal geometrIc tolerance that controls the form, orIentatIon, and locatI
cylIndrIcal part as It rotates.
True PosItIon The ImagInary perfect posItIon of a feature descrIbed by the desIgn specIfIcatIons.
True ProfIIe The perfect, ImagInary profIle descrIbed by the desIgn specIfIcatIons.
Two-0ImensIonaI ToIerance A tolerance that controls a shape havIng only a length and wIdth.