0 a rod, usually made of wood, that is used to hold two parts of something together by fitting into a hole in each part
By manipulating the lighting of the dowels, they were able to create the impression that the target had changed location on some trials.
Between the pitch lines, and isolated from the frame, are four pendulum lines carrying a number of small pine dowels used to strike the adjacent pitch lines.
The two parts would be located by dowels to ensure accurate alignment necessary to obtain the tight clearances to the seals between the casing walls and the disks.
The column interface with the transfer slabs is via an elasometric bearing pad locked in place by a stainless-steel dowel.
Particulars of the actual imports of dowels and broom handles during 1947 are not available.
No formal import quotas for dowels or broom handles were agreed in respect of 1947.
Copper wires were inserted into the ends of the dowels to which the copper and zinc windings were soldered.
In this the wooden dowels were dispensed with, and instead a hollow tube of zinc or magnesium was used.
