Auger may refer to:

Engineering

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) **

Auger bit Drill bits are cutting tools 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 order ...

, a drill bit * Auger conveyor, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting *

Auger (platform) Auger may refer to: Engineering * Wood auger, a drill for making holes in wood (or in the ground) ** Auger bit, a drill bit * Auger conveyor, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting * Auger (platform), the world's ...

, 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 ...

Science and technology

Auger effect The Auger effect or Auger−Meitner effect is a physical phenomenon in which the filling of an inner-shell vacancy of an atom is accompanied by the emission of an electron from the same atom. When a core electron is removed, leaving a vacancy, an ...

, an electron effect in physics *

Auger electron spectroscopy file:HD.6C.037 (11856519893).jpg, A Hanford Site, 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 us ...

, an analytical technique using the Auger effect *

Auger shell Auger may refer to: Engineering * Wood auger, a drill for making holes in wood (or in the ground) ** Auger bit, a drill bit * Auger conveyor, a device for moving material by means of a rotating helical flighting * Auger (platform), the world's ...

or auger snail, a common name for shellfish of the family Terebridae * Auger therapy, an experimental radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer

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 Auger Hill () is a hill in Antarctica. Its peak rises to between Handley Hill and Coral Hill in the Keble Hills of the Scott Coast. It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotear ...

, a hill in Antarctica

Engineering

Science and technology

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