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EQUIDISTANT SCALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A scale whose scale divisions are of equal length.

OBS

An equidistant scale can have a constant or variable interval; in the former case it is described as "regular

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Échelle dont les échelons ont la même longueur.

OBS

Une échelle équidistante peut avoir une valeur d'échelon constante ou variable; dans le premier cas, elle est dite «régulière».

OBS

échelle équidistante : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968.

Spanish

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