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ZERO ERROR MEASURING INSTRUMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- zero error of a measuring instrument
1, record 1, English, zero%20error%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- zero error 2, record 1, English, zero%20error
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Datum error for zero value of the measurand. 3, record 1, English, - zero%20error%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
zero error of a measuring instrument; zero error: 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. 4, record 1, English, - zero%20error%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- erreur à zéro d'un instrument de mesure
1, record 1, French, erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- erreur à zéro 2, record 1, French, erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- erreur de zéro 3, record 1, French, erreur%20de%20z%C3%A9ro
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Erreur au point de contrôle pour une valeur nulle du mesurande. 1, record 1, French, - erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «erreur de zéro» tiré du Vocabulaire de la métrologie légale a été remplacé par le terme «erreur à zéro» tiré du Vocabulaire international des termes fondamentaux et généraux en métrologie. 4, record 1, French, - erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreur à zéro : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
erreur à zéro d'un instrument de mesure; erreur à zéro : 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 1, French, - erreur%20%C3%A0%20z%C3%A9ro%20d%27un%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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