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WEIGH CELL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermal pixel
1, record 1, English, thermal%20pixel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tiny dot of heat that can be used with other pixels to create an image, the way the TV does. 1, record 1, English, - thermal%20pixel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A recent invention of A. Parameshwaran(Simon Fraser Univ.), an expert in nanotechnology who has also built a miniature pressure sensor, and a microscopic scale that can weigh a single living cell in nanograms. The thermal pixel has already been licensed by a US company.(Financial Times of Canada, 10 March, 1993, p. 10). 1, record 1, English, - thermal%20pixel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pixel thermique
1, record 1, French, pixel%20thermique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- thermopixel 1, record 1, French, thermopixel
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par analogie à "image thermique", "configuration thermique", "détecteur thermique", "point thermique", "traceur thermique" et "thermoplastique". 1, record 1, French, - pixel%20thermique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1992-11-30
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- weigh cell
1, record 2, English, weigh%20cell
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- weight cell 2, record 2, English, weight%20cell
correct, proposal
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Insert the weigh cell into the Toledo weigh module. 1, record 2, English, - weigh%20cell
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cellule de pesage
1, record 2, French, cellule%20de%20pesage
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elle a pour but d'élaborer un signal fonction de la quantité de produit contenu dans le récepteur de charge. Ses divers éléments constitutifs doivent être conçus et disposés de façon à éviter le plus possible un dépôt de produits susceptible d'influencer le résultat des pesées. (...) Enfin, il doit être conçu de façon à pouvoir recevoir des poids pour permettre d'effectuer en toute sécurité la vérification statique de la cellule de pesage. 1, record 2, French, - cellule%20de%20pesage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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