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PRECISION INSTRUMENT MESURAGE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-05-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Measuring Instruments
- Scientific Research Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- accuracy of a measuring instrument
1, record 1, English, accuracy%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- accuracy 2, record 1, English, accuracy
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The ability of a measuring instrument to give responses close to a true value. 3, record 1, English, - accuracy%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Accuracy" is a qualitative concept. 3, record 1, English, - accuracy%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
accuracy of a measuring instrument: term 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, - accuracy%20of%20a%20measuring%20instrument
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Appareils de mesure
- Matériel et équipement (Recherche scientifique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exactitude d’un instrument de mesure
1, record 1, French, exactitude%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- exactitude 2, record 1, French, exactitude
correct, feminine noun
- précision d’un instrument de mesurage 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesurage
avoid, feminine noun
- précision 4, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9cision
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude d’un instrument de mesure à donner des réponses proches d’une valeur vraie. 4, record 1, French, - exactitude%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le concept d’«exactitude» est qualitatif. 4, record 1, French, - exactitude%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
exactitude d’un instrument de mesure : terme normalisé par l’AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - exactitude%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
exactitude d’un instrument de mesure : terme 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). 5, record 1, French, - exactitude%20d%26rsquo%3Bun%20instrument%20de%20mesure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Metrología y unidades de medida
- Instrumentos de medida
- Material y equipo (Investigación científica)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- exactitud
1, record 1, Spanish, exactitud
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grado de acercamiento entre los resultados de las lecturas de un instrumento y el valor verdadero de las cantidades calculadas o medidas, suponiendo que se apliquen todas las correcciones posibles. 2, record 1, Spanish, - exactitud
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-08-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Surveying
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- double-sighting
1, record 2, English, double%2Dsighting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- double-centering 1, record 2, English, double%2Dcentering
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Arpentage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- double retournement
1, record 2, French, double%20retournement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération combinée d’un basculement autour de l'axe secondaire de l'instrument et d’une rotation autour de l'axe principal favorisant une plus grande précision dans le mesurage des angles. 2, record 2, French, - double%20retournement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-07-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Industrial Techniques and Processes
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- process metrology 1, record 3, English, process%20metrology
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
To develop thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) chemical reaction mechanisms, process models, and process metrologies to support development and integration of advanced interconnect, interlayer dielectric, and diffusion barrier materials. 1, record 3, English, - process%20metrology
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Techniques industrielles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- métrologie de procédés
1, record 3, French, m%C3%A9trologie%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9s
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Département Technologie des Polymères et Composites. Métrologie appliquée à la plasturgie. [...] Besoins métrologiques en plasturgie : - Métrologie des procédés de transformation (pression, température, débit, vitesse), - Métrologie des pièces et des structures (dimension, déformation, retrait, masse, aspect, couleur), - Métrologie des outillages (dimension, état de surface), - Métrologie des matériaux (propriétés mécaniques et rhéologiques), - Métrologie de l’environnement (poussière, humidité). Moyens métrologiques utilisés en plasturgie : - Principe, fonctionnement et caractéristiques, - Métrologie dimensionnelle (avec et sans contact), - Métrologie des grandeurs physiques (température, pression, déplacement, déformation). 1, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9trologie%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
métrologie : Domaine des connaissances relatives aux mesures. 2, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9trologie%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9s
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La métrologie permet notamment de choisir la méthode et l'instrument de mesurage appropriés au niveau de précision recherché. De façon plus globale, elle se définit comme la science des mesures et concerne les aspects théoriques et pratiques des opérations de mesurage de toute organisation. 3, record 3, French, - m%C3%A9trologie%20de%20proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9s
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1999-05-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Techniques
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- transit
1, record 4, English, transit
correct, noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The act of reversing the direction of a telescope (of a transit) by rotation about its horizontal axis. 2, record 4, English, - transit
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Techniques d'arpentage
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- retournement
1, record 4, French, retournement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Opération combinée d’un basculement autour de l'axe secondaire de l'instrument et d’une rotation autour de l'axe principal favorisant une plus grande précision dans le mesurage des angles. 1, record 4, French, - retournement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-10-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- limits of inaccuracy 1, record 5, English, limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limits of inaccuracy are a set of two values obtained: one, by adding to the bias error the absolute value of the limiting error of repeatability, and the other, by subtracting from the bias error the absolute value of the limiting error of repeatability. 1, record 5, English, - limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For the purpose of legal metrology the limits of inaccuracy of a measuring instrument are defined, for a given value of the quantity to be measured, as being the algebraic differences between the limiting values -- upper limit vi max, lower limit vi min -- of the indications given by the instrument under normal conditions of use, all errors included, and the conventional true value vi of the quantity measured ... 1, record 5, English, - limits%20of%20inaccuracy
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- erreurs limites de précision
1, record 5, French, erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
feminine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Les erreurs limites de précision sont un ensemble de deux valeurs obtenues : l’une, en ajoutant à l’erreur de justesse la valeur absolue de l’erreur limite de fidélité, l’autre, en retranchant de l’erreur de justesse la valeur absolue de l’erreur limite de fidélité. 1, record 5, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pour les besoins de la métrologie légale, on définit les erreurs limites de précision d’un instrument de mesurage, pour une valeur donnée de la grandeur à mesurer, comme étant les différences algébriques entre les valeurs limites supérieure vi max ou inférieure vi min, des indications que donne l'instrument dans les conditions usuelles d’emploi, toutes erreurs comprises, et la valeur conventionnellement vraie vc de la grandeur mesurée [...] 1, record 5, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
erreurs limites de précision : recommandation internationale de la Troisième Conférence Internationale de Métrologie Légale, 1968. 2, record 5, French, - erreurs%20limites%20de%20pr%C3%A9cision
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1998-07-15
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Transformers
- Measuring Instruments
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- measuring transformer 1, record 6, English, measuring%20transformer
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- measurement transformer 2, record 6, English, measurement%20transformer
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Measuring transducer. An instrument which serves to transform, according to a given law, the quantity measured (or a quantity already transformed therefrom) into another quantity or into another value of the same quantity, with a specified accuracy, and forms a complete unit which may be used separately. ... Examples: ... measuring transformer, interchangeable shunt for an ammeter. 1, record 6, English, - measuring%20transformer
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Transformateurs
- Appareils de mesure
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- transformateur de mesure
1, record 6, French, transformateur%20de%20mesure
masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transducteur de mesurage. Instrument qui sert à transformer suivant une loi déterminée, la grandeur mesurée(ou bien une grandeur déjà transformée de la grandeur mesurée) en une autre grandeur ou en une autre valeur de la même grandeur, avec une précision spécifiée et qui constitue un ensemble pouvant être utilisé séparément. [...] Exemples :[...] transformateur de mesure, shunt interchangeable pour un ampèremètre. 2, record 6, French, - transformateur%20de%20mesure
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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