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SECONDARY STANDARD [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Measuring Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- secondary standard
1, record 1, English, secondary%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Standard whose value is assigned by comparison with a primary standard of the same quantity. 2, record 1, English, - secondary%20standard
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
secondary standard: term and definition approved by ISO, the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization of Legal Metrologoy (OIML), and others. 3, record 1, English, - secondary%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Appareils de mesure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étalon secondaire
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Étalon dont la valeur est établie par comparaison avec un étalon primaire de la même grandeur. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
étalon secondaire : Terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
étalon secondaire : terme 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, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Construction Engineering (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- secondary standard
1, record 2, English, secondary%20standard
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equipments which are periodically calibrated directly by a "primary standard" and are considered to be of such an accuracy to be of use to calibrate lower standard equipments. 1, record 2, English, - secondary%20standard
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
These "secondary standards" should be only used in an environmentally controlled laboratory. 1, record 2, English, - secondary%20standard
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génie construction (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- étalon secondaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Matériel étalonné périodiquement, directement par un «étalon primaire», et considéré comme ayant une précision telle qu'il peut servir à étalonner du matériel qui demande moins de précision. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ces «étalons secondaires» ne doivent être utilisés que dans un laboratoire à milieu contrôlé. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-03-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Environmental Law
- Environmental Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- national secondary ambient air quality standard
1, record 3, English, national%20secondary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
correct, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- national secondary standard 2, record 3, English, national%20secondary%20standard
correct, United States
- secondary ambient air quality standard 1, record 3, English, secondary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
correct, United States
- secondary standard 1, record 3, English, secondary%20standard
correct, United States
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A national secondary ambient air quality standard promulgated pursuant to section 109 of the (Clean Air) Act. 1, record 3, English, - national%20secondary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[NAAQS is] a federally promulgated maximum level of an air pollutant which can exist in the ambient air without producing adverse effect on humans (primary standard) or the public welfare (secondary standard). 3, record 3, English, - national%20secondary%20ambient%20air%20quality%20standard
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit environnemental
- Économie environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- norme secondaire de qualité d'air ambiant
1, record 3, French, norme%20secondaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
correct, feminine noun, United States
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Norme américaine faisant partie des normes nationales de qualité d'air ambiant (NAAQS) et qui définit le niveau de pollution qu'il est nécessaire de maintenir pour protéger les biens matériels ou toute autre forme richesse à l'exception de la santé publique. 2, record 3, French, - norme%20secondaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les États-Unis, pour leur part, ont précisé leur manière de voir en définissant deux types de normes; il s'agit là d'une distinction qui n'est pas encore adoptée par les autres pays : la norme primaire et la norme secondaire. 1, record 3, French, - norme%20secondaire%20de%20qualit%C3%A9%20d%27air%20ambiant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1985-10-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Optics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- secondary standard
1, record 4, English, secondary%20standard
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- secondary standard of light 2, record 4, English, secondary%20standard%20of%20light
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a standard and reproducible light source calibrated directly or indirectly by comparison with a primary standard. 1, record 4, English, - secondary%20standard
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- étalon secondaire de lumière
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9talon%20secondaire%20de%20lumi%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Source lumineuse constante et reproductible, servant aux mesures photométriques, et dont l'intensité lumineuse (ou le flux lumineux, ou la luminance) a été déterminée par comparaison directe ou indirecte à l'étalon primaire. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9talon%20secondaire%20de%20lumi%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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