Auger may refer to:

Engineering

Auger bit A drill bit is a cutting tool used in a drill to remove material to create holes, almost always of circular cross-section. Drill bits come in many sizes and shapes and can create different kinds of holes in many different materials. In orde ...

, a drill bit *

Auger conveyor A screw conveyor or auger conveyor is a mechanism that uses a rotating helical screw blade, called a "''flighting''", usually within a tube, to move liquid or granular materials. They are used in many bulk handling industries. Screw conveyor ...

, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting *

Auger (platform) Auger may refer to: Engineering * Auger bit, a drill bit * Auger conveyor, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting * Auger (platform), the world's first tension leg oil rig; see ''Big, Bigger, Biggest'' * Earth auge ...

, the world's first tension leg oil rig; see ''

Big, Bigger, Biggest ''Big, Bigger, Biggest'' is a British documentary television series which began airing in 2008. A total of 20 episodes have been produced across three series. Format Each episode explores the engineering breakthroughs that have made it possibl ...

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Earth auger An earth auger, earth drill, or post-hole auger is a drilling tool used for making holes in the ground. It typically consists of a rotating vertical metal rod or pipe with one or more blades attached at the lower end, that cut or scrape the soil. ...

, a drilling tool or machine used for making holes in the ground *

Wood auger An auger is a device to drill wood or other materials, consisting of a rotating metal shaft with a blade at the end that scrapes or cuts the wood. Types The classical design has a helical screw blade winding around the bottom end of the sha ...

, a drill for making holes in wood (or in the ground)

Science and technology

Auger effect The Auger effect (; ) or Meitner-Auger effect is a physical phenomenon in which atoms eject electrons. It occurs when an inner-shell vacancy in an atom is filled by an electron, releasing energy that causes the emission of another electron from a ...

, an electron effect in physics, named for the physicist Pierre Auger. Derived terms include: **

Auger electron spectroscopy A Hanford scientist uses an Auger electron spectrometer to determine the elemental composition of surfaces. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES; pronounced in French) is a common analytical technique used specifically in the study of surfaces and, ...

, an analytical technique using the Auger effect **

Auger therapy Auger therapy is a form of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer which relies on low-energy electrons (emitted by the Auger effect) to damage cancer cells, rather than the high-energy radiation used in traditional radiation therapy. Simila ...

, an experimental radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer *

Auger shell The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a family of predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.Gofas, S. (2012). Terebridae. World Register of Marine Specie2012-10-12 They have extremely high- Spire ...

or auger snail, a common name for shellfish of the family Terebridae *

Auger shower Air showers are extensive cascades of subatomic particles and ionized nuclei, produced in the atmosphere when a ''primary'' cosmic ray enters the atmosphere. Particles of cosmic radiation can be protons, nuclei, electrons, photons, or (rarely) ...

, or air shower, an effect of cosmic rays hitting the atmosphere. Also named for Pierre Auger.

Other uses

Auger (surname) Auger is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alfred Auger (1889–1917), French-Algerian World War I flying ace * Anne Auger, French computer scientist * Arleen Auger (1939–1993), American soprano * Athanase Auger (1734 ...

* Auger Hill, a hill in Antarctica

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