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Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-10-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transposition method of measurement 1, record 1, English, transposition%20method%20of%20measurement
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- transposition measurement method 2, record 1, English, transposition%20measurement%20method
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A method of measurement by direct comparison in which the value of the quantity measured is initially balanced by a first known value A of the same quantity; next the value of the quantity measured is put in the place of this known value and is balanced again by another known value B... 1, record 1, English, - transposition%20method%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example: Determination of a mass by means of a balance and known weights, using the Gauss double weighing method. 1, record 1, English, - transposition%20method%20of%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méthode de mesure par transposition
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20mesure%20par%20transposition
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- méthode de mesurage par transposition 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9thode%20de%20mesurage%20par%20transposition
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode de mesurage par comparaison directe dans laquelle la valeur de la grandeur mesurée est d’abord équilibrée par une première valeur connue A de la même grandeur, puis la valeur de la grandeur mesurée est mise à la place de cette valeur connue et de nouveau équilibrée par une autre valeur connue B [...] 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20mesure%20par%20transposition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exemple :Détermination d’une masse, au moyen d’une balance et de poids marqués, par la méthode de «double pesée de Gauss». 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20mesure%20par%20transposition
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
méthode de mesurage par transposition : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 1, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9thode%20de%20mesure%20par%20transposition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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