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OPISOMETER [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

opisometer : an item in the "Surveying and Navigational Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

opisthomètre : objet de la classe «Équipement de navigation» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-08-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Cartography
DEF

A hand-held instrument for measuring the length of curved lines, especially on a map, usually having at its tip a small rotating wheel that is rolled along the line to be measured.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Instrument servant à mesurer la longueur des lignes courbes tracées sur un graphique, une carte.

OBS

Le curvimètre est utilisé pour mesurer, sur une carte, la longueur des routes, des rivières ou de tout autre entité aux lignes sinueuses.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cartography
DEF

An instrument for measuring distances on charts or maps, such as the length of a stream in a drainage basin on a topographic map. EX :opisometer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cartographie
DEF

Règle, compas ou curvimètre employé pour mesurer les distances sur une carte.

Spanish

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