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AUXILIARY INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- auxiliary measuring instrument 1, record 1, English, auxiliary%20measuring%20instrument
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- auxiliary instrument 1, record 1, English, auxiliary%20instrument
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An instrument used to measure influence quantities, or those quantities which characterize the metrological qualities of a measuring instrument, during its use or examination. Examples: a thermometer for measuring gas temperature or ambient temperature during the measurement of gas flow rate ... 1, record 1, English, - auxiliary%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the term "measuring" ... may often be omitted in English if no ambiguity is thereby caused. 1, record 1, English, - auxiliary%20measuring%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instrument de mesure auxiliaire
1, record 1, French, instrument%20de%20mesure%20auxiliaire
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- instrument de mesurage auxiliaire 2, record 1, French, instrument%20de%20mesurage%20auxiliaire
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Instrument qui sert à mesurer les grandeurs d'influence ou bien les grandeurs qui caractérisent les qualités métrologiques d'un instrument de mesurage pendant son emploi ou son examen. Exemples: thermomètre mesurant la température du gaz ou de l'ambiance pendant le mesurage du débit d'un gaz [...] 2, record 1, French, - instrument%20de%20mesure%20auxiliaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
instrument de mesurage auxiliaire : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 1, record 1, French, - instrument%20de%20mesure%20auxiliaire
Record 1, Key term(s)
- appareil de mesure auxiliaire
- appareil mesureur auxiliaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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