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SMOKE METER [3 records]

Record 1 2020-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Exhaust Systems (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

A device used to measure the amount of exhaust fumes emitted by motor vehicles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Échappement (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Appareil destiné à mesurer la quantité de fumée d’échappement émise par des véhicules à moteur.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
  • Commercial Fishing
  • Food Preservation and Canning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Pêche commerciale
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
DEF

Appareil servant à mesurer la densité de la fumée.

OBS

Terme(s) normalisé(s) par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Warning Devices
  • Fire Detection
DEF

A sensing instrument that continuously measures and records the density of smoke from the attenuation of a light beam passing through the smoke. When the smoke density exceeds some preset value, an alarm goes off.

OBS

For smoke alarm: More properly a smoke density monitor than an alarm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Alarme-incendie
  • Détection des incendies
DEF

Appareil servant à mesurer et étalonner les fumées.

Spanish

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