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WEIGHTS MEASURES DIVISION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Surveying Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scale division
1, record 1, English, scale%20division
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- division 2, record 1, English, division
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Part of a scale between any two successive scale marks. 3, record 1, English, - scale%20division
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scale division : term 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. 4, record 1, English, - scale%20division
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Instruments d'arpentage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- division
1, record 1, French, division
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échelon 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelon
see observation, masculine noun
- degré 3, record 1, French, degr%C3%A9
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie d'une échelle comprise entre deux repères successifs quelconques. 4, record 1, French, - division
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
degré : Chacune des divisions d'une échelle de mesure. 3, record 1, French, - division
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «échelon» tiré du Vocabulaire de la métrologie légale a été remplacé par le terme «division» tiré du Vocabulaire international des termes fondamentaux et généraux en métrologie. 5, record 1, French, - division
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
division : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - division
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
division : 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). 5, record 1, French, - division
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instrumentos de medida
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Instrumentos de agrimensura
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grado
1, record 1, Spanish, grado
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cada una de las divisiones principales de la escala de un instrumento de medida. 1, record 1, Spanish, - grado
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