Abbreviations With the increasing globalization of design and manufacture the use of abbreviations now discouraged. However, in some areas of industry some abbreviations are commonly used and understood and where these exist their continuing use is permitted. The abbreviations in the following list are commonly understood by English speaking nations,| Term Across fats Assembly Centres Centre line (a) ona view and across a centre line (o)in anote Centre of gravity ‘Chamero chamfered (in a note) Cheese head ‘Countersunk/countersink ‘Countersunk head Counterbore ‘Counterbore or Spotiace CCountersink Cylinder or elindrical Deep Diameter (a) nanote () Preceding a dimension Dimension Drawing Equally spaced External Figure Full indicated movernent Inremal Least material condition (a) Inanote {b) Part ofa geometrical tolerance Letthand tong Machine Material Maximum ‘Maximum material condition {a)Inanote {b) Part of geometrical tolerance Minimum Not to seale (in ante and underlined) Number Abbreviation ‘NE Assy crs € é cc CHa cHHD sk sk HD ceore Abteviation Term V Fattem number Pence dameter a Radius v “ana note on acy Pecanga cimeson 3 Required bi Right hand e Round head Screw or screwed Sheet refering toa drawing sheet) Sketch (prefix to a drawing number) Specification Spherical diameter (only preceding dimension) Spherical radius (only preceding dimension) Spoiface Square ‘a) Ina note (6) Preceding a dimension Standard ‘Taper (on diameter or width) Thread Thick Tolerance ‘ypieal or ypically Undercut Volume Weight Abbreviation PATTNO. pcp RAD R RF REQD RH ROMD SH SPEC