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Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- unit of measurement
1, record 1, English, unit%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- unit 2, record 1, English, unit
correct
- unit of measure 3, record 1, English, unit%20of%20measure
correct
- measuring unit 4, record 1, English, measuring%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Particular quantity, defined and adopted by convention, with which other quantities of the same kind are compared in order to express their magnitudes relative to that quantity. 2, record 1, English, - unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Units of measurement have conventionally assigned names and symbols. 2. Units of quantities of the same dimension may have the same names and symbols even when the quantities are not of the same kind. 2, record 1, English, - unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
unit of measurement; unit: terms and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML), and others. 5, record 1, English, - unit%20of%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de mesure
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grandeur particulière, définie et adoptée par convention, à laquelle on compare les autres grandeurs de même nature pour les exprimer quantitativement par rapport à cette grandeur. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Des noms et des symboles sont attribués par convention aux unités de mesure. 2. Les unités de grandeurs qui ont la même dimension peuvent avoir le même nom et le même symbole, même si ces grandeurs ne sont pas de même nature. 2, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
unité de mesure; unité : termes normalisés par l'Association française de normalisation (AFNOR). 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
unité de mesure; unité : termes et définition entérinés, entre autres, par l'ISO, le Bureau international des poids et mesures (BIPM), par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI) et par l'Organisation internationale de métrologie légale (OIML). 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- unidad de medida
1, record 1, Spanish, unidad%20de%20medida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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