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tare mass [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Pièce massive, généralement métallique, utilisée pour régler l'instrument de pesage à vide, ou pour équilibrer un emballage en vue d'obtenir la masse nette.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
  • Containers
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The weight of packing or of a shipping container.

OBS

This is deducted from the gross weight in order to obtain the net weight of the goods.

OBS

The term "tare" is synonymous with the term "tare mass" and the more commonly (but incorrectly) used term "tare weight."

OBS

tare mass: term standardized by ISO.

PHR

Actual, average, estimated tare.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
  • Conteneurs
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Masse du conteneur à vide comprenant toutes les pièces d'armature et les dispositifs associés pour un type particulier de conteneur dans des conditions normales d'utilisation (par exemple, dans le cas d'un conteneur réfrigéré par un dispositif mécanique avec ses équipements réfrigérants installés et, selon le cas, plein de carburant).

OBS

Le terme «poids» est encore largement utilisé (mais de façon incorrecte) au lieu de «masse».

OBS

tare : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

PHR

Tare réelle, moyenne. Estimation de la tare.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
  • Contenedores
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Peso de los envases, embalajes, etc., o del vehículo vacío (en el transporte de materias a granel), que se deduce del peso total o bruto de las mercancías.

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