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CONSTANT MEASURING INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Measuring Instruments
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- instrument constant
1, record 1, English, instrument%20constant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- constant of a measuring instrument 2, record 1, English, constant%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coefficient by which the direct indication of a measuring instrument must be multiplied to give the indicated value of the measurand or of a quantity to be used to calculate the value of the measurand. 3, record 1, English, - instrument%20constant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Multi-range measuring instrument with a single display have several instrument constants that correspond, for example, to different positions of a selector mechanism. 2. Where the instrument constant is the number one, it is generally not shown on the instrument. 3, record 1, English, - instrument%20constant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
instrument constant: 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, - instrument%20constant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Appareils de mesure
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- constante d'un instrument
1, record 1, French, constante%20d%27un%20instrument
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- constante 1, record 1, French, constante
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- constante d'un instrument de mesurage 2, record 1, French, constante%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesurage
feminine noun
- constante d'un instrument de mesure 3, record 1, French, constante%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
proposal, feminine noun
- constante d'un appareil de mesure 4, record 1, French, constante%20d%27un%20appareil%20de%20mesure
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Coefficient par lequel l'indication directe d'un instrument de mesure doit être multipliée pour obtenir la valeur indiquée du mesurande ou d'une grandeur à utiliser dans le calcul de la valeur du mesurande. 5, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27un%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. Les instruments de mesure à calibres multiples et qui ne comportent qu'un seul affichage ont plusieurs constantes correspondant, par exemple, à différentes positions d'un mécanisme sélecteur. 2. Lorsque la constante est le nombre un, iil n'est généralement pas indiqué sur l'instrument. 5, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27un%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
constante (d'un instrument) : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 3, record 1, French, - constante%20d%27un%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
constante d'un instrument; constante : termes 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, - constante%20d%27un%20instrument
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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