Tread
81tread arc width — the distance measured along the tread contour of an unloaded tire between one edge of the tread and the other. For tires with rounded tread edges, the point of measurement is that point in space which is at the intersection of the tread radius… …
82tread chord width — the distance measured parallel to the spin axis of an unloaded tire between one edge of the tread and the other. For tires with rounded tread edges, the point of measurement is that point in space which is at the intersection of the tread radius… …
83tread carefully — to avoid saying or doing anything that could cause difficulties. Some companies continue to tread carefully when doing business on the Internet. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form tread cautiously: You should tread cautiously when discussing …
84tread 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 …
85tread-wear indicators — Bars of hard rubber that appear across the treads of a tire. They are 1.5 mm (1/16 ) above the base of the tread (the legal limit. They become visible when the tread has been worn down so that only 1.5 mm (a sixteenth of an inch) of tread is left …
86tread contour — the cross sectional shape of tread surface of an inflated unloaded tire neglecting the tread pattern depressions …
87tread 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 …
88tread\ on\ one's\ toes — • step on one s toes • step on the toes of • tread on one s toes • tread on the toes of v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty,… …
89tread\ on\ the\ toes\ of — • step on one s toes • step on the toes of • tread on one s toes • tread on the toes of v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty,… …
90tread on (someone's) toes — step/tread on (someone s) toes to say or do something which upsets someone, especially by becoming involved in something which is their responsibility. I d like to make some changes to the working procedures, but I don t want to tread on anyone s …
