1. In sich geschlossenes religiöses oder wiss. Konstrukt, das nach internen Regeln an Schüler oder Anhänger weitergegeben wird.
2. Berufsausbildung in Lehrberufen. Die L. erfolgt in einem Betrieb nach berufsständ. Ordnung und unter Anleitung eines qualifizierten Ausbilders oder Meisters und endet mit der Prüfung vor der Industrie- und Handelskammer.
3. Meßinstrument zur Überprüfung von Maßen, Formen und Paßgenauigkeit von Werkstücken. L. gibt es, bedingt durch die unterschiedl. Verwendungszwecke, in einer Vielzahl von Konstruktionen (Maß-L., Fühler-L., Schieb-L., Schraub-L.).
The position of apprentice.
Form of training where young workers, “apprentices”, are taken on by an employer and trained over a number of years to a given level of competence in a particular trade or profession. Training can be a mixture of on-the-job and off-the-job training.
Apprenticeships began with medieval craft guilds, where for seven years an apprentice lived with a master before becoming a journeyman and employed for a wage.
ETYM French doctrine, Latin doctrina, from doctor. Related to Doctor.
A belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school; SYN. philosophy, school of thought, ism.
The official teaching of a particular religion. For example, in Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity does not appear in the Bible, but was developed in thought and debate, defined by church councils, and expressed in the creeds. Different branches of a faith may have slightly different doctrines; for example, different Christian groups hold different doctrines about the Eucharist.
The doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality; SYN. equalitarianism.
Belief that all citizens in a state should have equal rights and privileges. Interpretations of this can vary, from the notion of equality of opportunity to equality in material welfare and political decision-making. Some states reject egalitarianism; most accept the concept of equal opportunities but recognize that people's abilities vary widely. Even those states which claim to be socialist find it necessary to have hierarchical structures in the political, social, and economic spheres. Egalitarianism was one of the principles of the French Revolution.
(Homonym: gauge).
An obligation or pledge. Token of defiance or challenge; thing deposited as pledge of performance.
ETYM Written also gage.
(Homonym: gage)
Any scientific measuring instrument—for example, a wire gauge or a pressure gauge. The term is also applied to the width of a railroad or tramway track.
An instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard; SYN. gage.
ETYM Latin tenet he holds, from tenere to hold. Related to Tenable.
Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a person holds or maintains as true.
Doctrine; dogma.