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VOLUME INDICATOR [5 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

volume change indicator: an item in the "Chemical Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Science and Technology" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

indicateur de changement de volume : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement chimiques» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Measuring Equipment
OBS

decibelmeter: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesures (Électricité)
OBS

décibelmètre : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de medición eléctrica
DEF

Instrumento calibrado en decibeles y utilizado para medir los niveles de potencia por encima de niveles de referencia arbitrarios.

OBS

El decibelímetro está graduado en decibelios referidos a 1 mW sobre 600 ohmios.

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Record 3 2010-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insulators and Supporting Materials (Electr.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Isolateurs et supports (Électricité)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aisladores y soportes (Electricidad)
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Record 4 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Audio Technology
  • Telephones
  • Radio Broadcasting
DEF

An instrument for indicating the volume of a complex electric wave such as that corresponding to speech.

Key term(s)
  • volumetre
  • volume metre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électroacoustique
  • Téléphones
  • Radiodiffusion
DEF

Appareil de mesure servant à apprécier le volume sonore.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroacústica
  • Teléfonos
  • Radiodifusión
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Record 5 1988-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
CONT

An indicator compiled by adding the volume figure to a running sum if an advance takes place or subtracting volume, if a decline takes place. The direction of the trend of the cumulative volume indicator is used to confirm the direction of the price trend.

OBS

This term is used in technical analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
OBS

Ce terme appartient à l'analyse technique.

Spanish

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