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BAUME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
- Chemistry
- Petrochemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Baumé scale
1, record 1, English, Baum%C3%A9%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Baumé hydrometer scale 2, record 1, English, Baum%C3%A9%20hydrometer%20scale
correct
- Baumé 3, record 1, English, Baum%C3%A9
correct, see observation
- Bé 4, record 1, English, B%C3%A9
correct
- Bé 4, record 1, English, B%C3%A9
- Beaumé scale 5, record 1, English, Beaum%C3%A9%20scale
avoid
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Either of two arbitrary hydrometer scales, one for liquids lighter than water and the other for liquids heavier than water, that indicate specific gravity in degrees, the intervals between the degree graduations being of equal length, readings on the scale being approximately reducible to specific gravities by the following formulas given by the U.S. Bureau of Standards ("n" in each case being the reading on the Baumé scale): (a) for liquids heavier than water, sp. gr. = 145 divided by (145-n) at 60°F; (b) for liquids lighter than water sp. gr. = 140 divided by (130+n) at 60°F. 6, record 1, English, - Baum%C3%A9%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The] Baumé scale ... has been superseded to a considerable extent by the American Petroleum Institute scale ... 7, record 1, English, - Baum%C3%A9%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Baumé is abbreviated Bé. 2, record 1, English, - Baum%C3%A9%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Baumé: Also erroneously "Beaumé": the name of a French chemist, Antoine Baumé ..., the inventor, in 1768, of a hydrometer, of which the scale is uniformly graduated. Used in the possessive, also attributively and elliptically, to denote the scale introduced by him. 8, record 1, English, - Baum%C3%A9%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
- Chimie
- Chimie du pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échelle Baumé
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20Baum%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- échelle en degrés de Baumé 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9chelle%20en%20degr%C3%A9s%20de%20Baum%C3%A9
feminine noun
- Baumé 3, record 1, French, Baum%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échelle de mesure des densités des liquides; en 1921, aux USA, l'échelle Baumé fut remplacée, pour les hydrocarbures, par l'échelle API. 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Baum%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
D'après le Grand Dictionnaire encyclopédique Larousse (LAROG), «Baumé» désigne l'aréomètre de Baumé. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chelle%20Baum%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Medición y análisis (Ciencias)
- Química
- Petroquímica
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- baumé
1, record 1, Spanish, baum%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escala arbitraria de pesos específicos ideada por el químico francés Baumé (hacia 1800; pronunciado bomé) que indica la concentración de materiales en una solución. 2, record 1, Spanish, - baum%C3%A9
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