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JAUGE MERCURE [1 record]

Record 1 1986-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Surgical Equipment
OBS

Strain gauge: A thin wire transducer of metal, semiconductor, or mercury in a rubber tube. Its increase in resistance is proportional to strain, which enables measurement of stress, displacement or pressure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement médico-chirurgical
CONT

(...) Les jauges de contrainte au mercure : Il s'agit d'un tube en silastic contenant une très fine colonne de mercure qui se comporte comme un fil conducteur électrique étirable.

Spanish

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