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direct measurement [4 records]

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Record 1 2016-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
DEF

Measurement of the warp length by a contact roller.

OBS

direct measurement: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
DEF

Mesurage de la longueur de chaîne par un rouleau de contact.

OBS

mesurage direct : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
DEF

The measurement of a property from quantities that, in principle, define the property.

OBS

For example, the determination of the calorific value of a gas using the thermometric measurement of the energy released in the form of heat during the combustion of a known amount of gas.

OBS

direct measurement: term and definition standardized by ISO in 2014.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
DEF

Mesurage d’une propriété à partir de grandeurs qui, en principe, définissent cette propriété.

OBS

Par exemple, détermination du pouvoir calorifique d’un gaz par mesurage thermométrique de l’énergie dégagée sous forme de chaleur pendant la combustion d’une quantité connue de ce gaz.

OBS

mesurage direct : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO en 2014.

Spanish

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Record 3 - external organization data 2002-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

... ascertain the quantity and concentration of any nuclear substance released as a result of the licensed activity (i) by direct measurement as a result of monitoring, or (ii) if the time and resources required for direct measurement as a result of monitoring outweigh the usefulness of ascertaining the quantity and concentration using that method, by estimating them.

OBS

Regulation cited: Radiation Protection Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

[...] détermine la quantité et la concentration des substances nucléaires rejetées par suite de l'exercice de l'activité autorisée : (i) par mesure directe résultant du contrôle, (ii) par évaluation, lorsque le temps et les ressources exigés pour une mesure directe sont trop importants par rapport à son utilité.

OBS

Règlement cité : Règlement sur la radioprotection.

Spanish

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Record 4 1984-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychometry and Psychotechnology
DEF

measurement made by immediate comparisons or by use of a scale which does not have to be transformed into another scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychométrie et psychotechnique

Spanish

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