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HUMIDOMETRE HYGROSCOPIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Instruments
  • Physics
DEF

An instrument for determining the moisture content of wood through the action of a hygroscopic material exposed to the atmosphere in contact with the wood or to that of a hole drilled in the wood.

OBS

hygrometric moisture meter: term used in the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments scientifiques
  • Physique
DEF

Instrument de mesure du degré d'humidité du bois, par l'intermédiaire de substances hygroscopiques mises en contact, d'une part, avec un trou pratiqué dans le bois, et, d'autre part, avec l'atmosphère environnante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos científicos
  • Física
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