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ANALOGUE INSTRUMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- analogue instrument
1, record 1, English, analogue%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An analogue instrument does not require a battery or power supply, whereas a digital instrument does. 2, record 1, English, - analogue%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- instrument analogique
1, record 1, French, instrument%20analogique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- analogue measuring instrument
1, record 2, English, analogue%20measuring%20instrument
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- analogue indicating instrument 2, record 2, English, analogue%20indicating%20instrument
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Measuring instrument in which the output or display is a continuous function of the measurand or of the input signal. 2, record 2, English, - analogue%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This term relates to the form of presentation of the output or display, not to the principle of operation of the instrument. 2, record 2, English, - analogue%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
analogue measuring instrument; analogue indicating instrument; integrating instrument: terms 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. 3, record 2, English, - analogue%20measuring%20instrument
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- appareil de mesure à affichage analogique
1, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20mesure%20%C3%A0%20affichage%20analogique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- appareil de mesure analogique 2, record 2, French, appareil%20de%20mesure%20analogique
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- appareil mesureur analogique 3, record 2, French, appareil%20mesureur%20analogique
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de mesure pour lequel le signal de sortie ou l'affichage est une fonction continue du mesurande ou du signal d'entrée. 1, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20mesure%20%C3%A0%20affichage%20analogique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce terme se rattache à la forme de présentation des signaux de sortie ou de l'affichage, non au principe de fonctionnement de l'instrument. 1, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20mesure%20%C3%A0%20affichage%20analogique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appareil de mesure analogique : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20mesure%20%C3%A0%20affichage%20analogique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
appareil de mesure à affichage analogique; appareil de mesure analogique : 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). 4, record 2, French, - appareil%20de%20mesure%20%C3%A0%20affichage%20analogique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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