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CONTACT MEASUREMENT METHOD [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-10-28

English

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

A method of measurement in which the sensor is in direct physical contact with the object whose characteristic quantity is being measured.

OBS

Example : Measurement of a diameter with slide calipers.

French

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

Méthode de mesurage qui met le capteur en contact matériel direct avec l'objet dont la grandeur le caractérisant est mesurée.

OBS

Exemple : Mesurage d'un diamètre avec un pied à coulisse.

OBS

méthode de mesurage par contact : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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