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CAPACITY TESTER [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

capacitance meter: An instrument for measuring capacitance.

DEF

faradmeter: an electrical instrument for measuring capacitances and usually having a scale graduated in farads.

OBS

If the scale is graduated in microfarads, the instrument is usually designated as a microfaradmeter.

Key term(s)
  • capacitor tester

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
DEF

Appareil servant à la mesure des capacités de condensateurs.

OBS

capacimètre : terme accepté par le Comité d'étude de la terminologie des cartes de travail du DC-9.

OBS

capacitor tester : Appareil qui vérifie si le composant est bon ou non. Dans l'usage, ce terme a parfois le sens de "capacimètre".

Spanish

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