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METER FACTOR [7 records]

Record 1 2009-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
OBS

power factor meter : term standardized by the International Electrotechnical Commission(IEC).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
DEF

Appareil de mesure indiquant le facteur de puissance d'une machine ou une installation électrique.

OBS

mesureur de facteur de puissance : terme normalisé par la Commission électrotechnique internationale (CEI).

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-08-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

Fiber fineness has long been recognized as an important factor in yarn strength and uniformity... [It] is usually expressed as millitex or micrograms per meter... Earlier direct measurements of fiber fineness... were replaced by indirect fineness measurements based on the resistance of a bundle of fibers to airflow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Tex : Unité de finesse d'une fibre textile, correspondant à un gramme au kilomètre de fil.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radio Transmission and Reception
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
DEF

A factor that, when properly applied to the meter reading of the measuring instrument, yields the electric field strength in volts/meter or the magnetic field strength in amperes/meter.

OBS

It includes the effects of antenna effective length and mismatch and may include transmission line losses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Émission et réception radio
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
OBS

Il comprend les pertes de couplage ou de mauvaise adaptation entre l'antenne et le récepteur dans les parties non communes aux circuits de mesure et d'étalonnage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Radiotransmisión y radiorrecepción
  • Equipo de medición eléctrica
DEF

Factor que, cuando se aplica adecuadamente al lector de medición del instrumento medidor, produce la intensidad del campo eléctrico en voltios/metro o la intensidad de campo magnético en amperios/metro.

OBS

Incluye los efectos de la longitud efectiva de la antena y la incompatibilidad y puede incluir las pérdidas en la línea de transmisión.

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Record 4 1998-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Optics
  • Properties of Paper
  • Graphic Arts and Printing
DEF

The colour depth(optical density) of a printed image. It may be measured directly by a user-friendly optical density meter. Measured by colourimeter, it is calculated as the logarithm to the base ten of the ratio of the Y value(the luminous reflectance factor of unprinted paper) to the luminous reflectance factor of the printed paper with an opaque pad of the unprinted paper as background.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Optique
  • Propriétés des papiers
  • Imprimerie et arts graphiques
DEF

Densité optique exprimée par le logarithme du rapport de la réflectance du papier vierge à celle du papier imprimé.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

A register may incorporate a means of adjustment that automatically selects a predetermined correction factor that corresponds to the rate of flow, in order to linearize the meter accuracy/flow rate performance curve....

OBS

programmed correction factor: Weights and Measures Ministerial Specifications. SVM-1, Electronic Registers and Ancillary Equipment Incorporated in Metering Assemblies Specifications, 1990, p. 3.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

facteur de correction prédéterminé : Poids et Mesures, Normes ministérielles, SVM-1, Normes sur les enregistreurs électroniques et les dispositifs auxiliaires des ensembles de mesurage de liquides, 1990, page 3.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-12-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

A register may incorporate a means of adjustment that automatically selects a predetermined correction factor that corresponds to the rate of flow, in order to linearize the meter accuracy/flow rate performance curve....

OBS

meter accuracy/flow rate performance curve: Weights and Measures Ministerial Specifications. SVM-1, Electronic Registers and Ancillary Equipment Incorporated in Metering Assemblies Specifications, 1990, p. 3.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

courbe de rendement précision/débit du compteur : Poids et Mesures, Normes ministérielles, SVM-1, Normes sur les enregistreurs électroniques et les dispositifs auxiliaires des ensembles de mesurage de liquides, 1990, page 3.

Spanish

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Record 7 1981-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radioelectricity
  • Audio Technology
CONT

The [DFM] meter indicates the distortion factor, which is the ratio of the rms total distortion to the amplitude of the fundamental frequency, including harmonics.

OBS

A common measurement is total harmonic distortion (thd) where the fundamental of a very low distortion sine-wave test signal is removed by a steep notch filter. The summed harmonics that remain are then measured as a voltage of the fundamental at the required test power of the amplifier. (When measured in this manner the term thd is not really correct since the distortion also has the amplifier noise added to it within the test passband. The correct term is distortion factor). (GRAEL, 1977, p. 326).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioélectricité
  • Électroacoustique
CONT

[Dans le Teac AS M50] les taux de distorsion restent très faibles quelle que soit la puissance, et (...) la décroissance des amplitudes dans l'analyse du spectre de distorsion par harmoniques est régulière.

Spanish

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