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METRIC UNIT MEASUREMENT [13 records]

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Record 1 2025-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
cg
symbol
CONT

A centigram(cg) is a unit of weight/mass in the International System of Units(SI), the modern form of the metric system of measurement.

OBS

100 centigrams = 1 gram.

Key term(s)
  • centigramme

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
cg
symbol
DEF

Unité de mesure de masse valant un centième de gramme.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
hg
symbol
CONT

A hectogram(hg) is a unit of mass/weight in the International System of Units(SI), the modern form of the metric system of measurement.

OBS

1 hectogram = 100 grams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
hg
symbol
DEF

Unité de mesure de masse valant cent grammes.

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
Universal entry(ies)
dg
symbol
CONT

A decigram(dg) is a unit of weight/mass in the International System of Units(SI), the modern form of the metric system of measurement.

OBS

1 decigram = 0.1 grams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
dg
symbol
DEF

Unité de mesure de masse valant un dixième de gramme.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Road Transport
DEF

A metric unit of measurement equal to 1 000 metres...

OBS

kilometre; km: designations officially approved by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Transport routier
DEF

Unité pratique de distance [...] valant 1 000 mètres.

OBS

kilomètre; km : désignations uniformisées par le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Transporte por carretera
DEF

Medida de longitud, que equivale a 1000 metros.

OBS

Un símbolo […] es una representación gráfica generalmente del ámbito científico con validez internacional: unidades básicas y derivadas del sistema internacional (kg, m, s), elementos químicos (S, de azufre; K, de potasio, o N, de nitrógeno), operaciones matemáticas (+, %), unidades monetarias ($, €), etcétera. Como se ve, a diferencia de las abreviaturas, que son siempre acortamientos gráficos de la palabra que desarrollan (tel., de teléfono), los símbolos son invariables en plural y no llevan punto abreviativo.

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Record 5 2021-10-29

English

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

MMBtu Stands for "metric million British thermal unit" – it is a traditional unit of heat or energy value, which is widely associated with measurement of natural gas in the energy terms worldwide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chaleur (Physique)
  • Calorimétrie
OBS

MMBTU: acronyme tiré de l'anglais «metric million British thermal unit».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Calor (Física)
  • Calorimetría
OBS

BTU: por sus siglas en inglés "British thermal unit".

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Record 6 2013-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
  • Toxicology
CONT

The abbreviation mg/m³ stands for milligrams(mg) of a material per cubic metre(m³) of air. It is a unit of metric measurement for concentration(weight/volume). The concentrations of any airborne chemical can be measured in mg/m³, whether it is a solid, liquid, gas or vapour.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Chimie analytique
  • Études et analyses environnementales
  • Toxicologie
CONT

L'abréviation mg/m³ signifie milligrammes (mg) d'une matière par mètre cube (m³) d'air. C'est une mesure métrique exprimant la concentration (poids/volume). On peut mesurer la concentration de matières chimiques dans l'air en mg/m³.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Química analítica
  • Estudios y análisis del medio ambiente
  • Toxicología
OBS

Un símbolo […] es una representación gráfica generalmente del ámbito científico con validez internacional: unidades básicas y derivadas del sistema internacional (kg, m, s), elementos químicos (S, de azufre; K, de potasio, o N, de nitrógeno), operaciones matemáticas (+, %), unidades monetarias ($, €), etcétera. Como se ve, a diferencia de las abreviaturas, que son siempre acortamientos gráficos de la palabra que desarrollan (tel., de teléfono), los símbolos son invariables en plural y no llevan punto abreviativo.

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Record 7 2007-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
DEF

The speed at which light and other magnetic waves travel through empty space.

CONT

The velocity of light is 2.9979 x 108 m/s.

CONT

The speed of light in a vacuum is an important physical constant denoted by the letter c for "constant" or the Latin word "celeritas" meaning "swiftness". It is the speed of all electromagnetic radiations, including visible light, in a vacuum. More generally, it is the speed of anything having zero rest mass.... In metric units, the speed of light is exactly 299, 792, 458 metres per second(1, 079, 252, 848. 8 km/h). The fundamental SI unit of length, the metre, has been defined since October 21, 1983, as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299, 792, 458 of a second; any increase in the precision of the measurement of the speed of light would refine the definition of the metre, but not alter the numerical value of c. The approximate value of 3x108 m/s is commonly used in rough estimates. In imperial units, the speed of light is about 670, 616, 629. 2 miles per hour or 983, 571, 056 feet per second, which is about 186, 282, 397 miles per second, or roughly one foot per nanosecond. The speed of light when it passes through a transparent or translucent material medium, like glass or air, is slower than its speed in a vacuum. The ratio of c to the observed phase velocity is called the refractive index of the medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rayonnements électromagnétiques
DEF

Vitesse de propagation de la lumière dans le vide.

CONT

La vitesse de la lumière est 2.9979 x 108 m/s.

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-10-02

English

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

A unit of measurement set out in schedule I to the Act [Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 2].

OBS

metric unit : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 2; Metric unit : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, p. 6; metric unit of measurement : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 341-explanatory note.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

unité métrique : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, page vi et article 2, 339; unité de mesure métrique : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 341-note explicative.

Spanish

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Record 9 1998-12-17

English

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

Metric unit of linear measurement which equals. 3937 in.

DEF

A unit of length equal to 0.01 meter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Centième partie du mètre (symb. cm).

OBS

1 cm = 0,393704 pouce.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Medida de longitud, que es la centésima parte de un metro.

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Record 10 - external organization data 1995-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
DEF

The metric unit for dose rate. It replaces the rem per hour(rem/h) which was the previously-used unit of measurement.

OBS

One sievert per hour (1Sv/h) equals 100 rem per hour (100 rem/h).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
DEF

Unité internationale de débit de dose du Système international qui remplace le rem par heure (rem/h) [...]

OBS

[...] 1 sievert par heure (1Sv/h) équivaut à 100 rem par heure (100 rem/h).

Spanish

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Record 11 - external organization data 1995-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Radiological Physics (Theory and Application)
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

Sievert per hour : The metric unit for dose rate. It replaces the rem per hour(rem/h) which was the previously-used unit of measurement.

OBS

One sievert per hour (1Sv/h) equals 100 rem per hour (100 rem/h).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Physique radiologique et applications
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Sievert par heure : Unité internationale de débit de dose du Système international qui remplace le rem par heure (rem/h) [...]

OBS

[...] 1 sievert par heure (1Sv/h) équivaut à 100 rem par heure (100 rem/h).

Spanish

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Record 12 1993-12-24

English

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

No metric unit of measurement of mass or weight or any multiple or subdivision thereof shall be used for offering, advertising or displaying a commodity for retail trade in terms of price per unit of measurement other than the unit or subdivision thereof set out in the following expressions; a) price per kilogram; or b) price per one hundred grams. [Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 340].

OBS

metric unit of measurement of weight : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 340.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

unité de poids : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 340.

Spanish

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Record 13 1993-12-24

English

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

No metric unit of measurement of mass or weight or any multiple or subdivision thereof shall be used for offering, advertising or displaying a commodity for retail trade in terms of price per unit of measurement other than the unit or subdivision thereof set out in the following expressions; a) price per kilogram; or b) price per one hundred grams. [Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 340].

OBS

metric unit of mass : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, schedule II; metric unit of measurement of mass : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, s. 340; Metric unit of mass : Consolidation of the Weights and Measures Regulations, March 1990, p. iv.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

unité métrique de masse : Consolidation des Règlements sur les poids et mesures, mars 1990, article 340 et annexe III.

Spanish

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