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transmission ratio [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-10-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gears and Friction Wheels
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

The quotient of the angular speed of the first driving gear divided by the angular speed of last driven gear of a gear train.

OBS

When necessary, a plus sign should be added to the transmission ratio when the rotation directions are the same and aminus sign added when they are opposite.

OBS

transmission ration: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engrenages et roues de friction
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Quotient de la vitesse angulaire de la première roue menante d'un train d'engrenages par celle de la dernière roue menée.

OBS

Le rapport de transmission d'un engrenage est égal au rapport d'engrenage si celui-ci est de réduction, ou à son inverse s'il est de multiplication.

OBS

En cas de nécessité, il convient de donner au rapport de transmission le signe + lorsque les vitesses angulaires sont de même sens et le signe - lorsqu'elles sont de sens inverses.

OBS

rapport de transmission : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 1994-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

Sensitivity of a measuring instrument. ... In the case where the numerator and denominator are quantities of the same kind the sensitivity is called "transmission ratio" (transfer function").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Sensibilité d'un instrument de mesurage. [...] Dans le cas où le numérateur et le dénominateur sont des grandeurs de la même espèce, la sensibilité s'appelle «rapport de transmission».

Spanish

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