A full-scale template, gauge, or pattern used in construction and manufacturing to ensure accurate proportions and dimensions of structures or objects.
From French 'gabarit,' the same root as gabari, used particularly in engineering and construction contexts to denote standardized measurement devices or patterns.
Shipyards and construction sites still use the principle of gabarit today—you can see workers laying out full-scale wooden or metal templates to check that curved sections of ships or buildings match the exact specifications!
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