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PRINCIPLE MEASUREMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principle of measurement
1, record 1, English, principle%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- measurement principle 2, record 1, English, measurement%20principle
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Scientific basis of a measurement. Examples: a) the thermoelectric effect applied to the measurement of temperature; b) the Josephson effect applied to the measurement of electric potential difference; c) the Doppler effect applied to the measurement of velocity; d) the Raman effect applied to the measurement of the wave number of molecular vibrations. 3, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principle of measurement: 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. 2, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de mesure
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20mesure
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principe de mesurage 2, record 1, French, principe%20de%20mesurage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Base scientifique d'un mesurage. Exemples : a) l'effet thermoélectrique utilisé pour le mesurage de la température; b) l'effet Josephson utilisé pour le mesurage de la tension électrique; c) l'effet Doppler utilisé pour le mesurage de la vitesse; d) l'effet Raman utilisé pour le mesurage du nombre d'onde des vibrations moléculaires. 3, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principe de mesure : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
principe de mesure : terme 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). 4, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20mesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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