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measuring instrument with retained indication [1 record]

Record 1 1998-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A measuring instrument in which an instantaneous indication (that is to say which corresponds to an instantaneous value of the quantity) can be retained, even where the values of the quantity vary over a period of time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Appareil mesureur dans lequel une indication instantanée (c'est-à-dire correspondant à une valeur instantanée de la grandeur) peut être maintenue, même en cas de variation dans le temps des valeurs de cette grandeur.

OBS

appareil mesureur à maintien d'indication : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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