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GRAM [2 records]

Record 1 2016-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
DEF

A unit of metric measure of mass and weight equal to 1/1,000 kg and nearly equal to 1 cm³ of water at its maximum density.

OBS

The spelling "gram" is now preferred to "gramme" in scientific use.

OBS

gram: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de masse (symbole : g) du système CGS [centimètre-gramme-seconde], valant un millième de kilogramme.

OBS

Le gramme représente sensiblement la masse d'un centimètre cube d'eau pure à 4 degrés C.

OBS

gramme : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Unidad fundamental de masa y peso del sistema cgs. Es igual a la milésima parte de un kilogramo. Corresponde aproximadamente a la masa de un centímetro cúbico de agua pura a 4°C., esto es, a su densidad máxima.

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Record 2 2000-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Vegetable Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

One of the dried vegetables of which there are several varieties called gram in India, garbanzo in Spain, Mexico and the Philippines. ... chick peas are hard, round and corn-coloured, somewhat earthy in flavour and lend themselves to some excellent dishes.

OBS

chick pea; gram; garbanzo; Bengal gram; channa: terms standardized by ISO.

OBS

garbanzo bean: term also used by the general public.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Production légumière
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Produit agricole alimentaire (légume sec - grain de plante).

OBS

[Les pois chiches] ont une enveloppe dure. Ce sont pratiquement les seuls légumes secs qu'il faut faire tremper avant leur cuisson.

OBS

pois chiche : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Producción hortícola
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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