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SEGUNDO INTERCALAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Satellite Telecommunications
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leap second
1, record 1, English, leap%20second
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A time step of one second used to adjust UTC to ensure approximate agreement with UTl. 2, record 1, English, - leap%20second
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Télécommunications par satellite
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- seconde intercalaire
1, record 1, French, seconde%20intercalaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Saut de temps d'une seconde servant à ajuster l'échelle UTC pour qu'elle concorde approximativement avec l'échelle UTl. 2, record 1, French, - seconde%20intercalaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Telecomunicaciones por satélite
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- segundo intercalar
1, record 1, Spanish, segundo%20intercalar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ajuste de un segundo para mantener los estándares de emisión de tiempo cercanos al tiempo solar medio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - segundo%20intercalar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los segundos intercalares son necesarios para mantener los estándares sincronizados con los calendarios civiles, cuya base es astronómica. Los estándares para el tiempo civil están basados en el Tiempo Universal Coordinado (UTC, Coordinated Universal Time), que es mantenido usando relojes atómicos extremadamente precisos. Para mantener el UTC cercano al tiempo solar medio, ocasionalmente es corregido mediante un ajuste de un segundo que se añade, lo que supone encontrarse con un minuto con 61 segundos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - segundo%20intercalar
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