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CLEPSYDRE [3 records]

Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

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

water clock: an item in the "Timekeeping 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

clepsydre : objet de la classe «Outils et équipement de chronométrie» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour les sciences et la technologie».

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Petroleum Technology - Instrumentation
DEF

A device used to check the accuracy of a meter.

OBS

Meters are proved by passing a known volume of fluid through them at a known rate and comparing this volume with a standard. A typical prover used for checking meters is the bell prover.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments (Technologie pétrolière)
DEF

Étalon de contrôle de compteur volumétrique.

CONT

Pour pouvoir démontrer une répétabilité acceptable, le compteur étalon doit être étalonné à cinq reprises consécutives et la différence entre le volume le plus élevé et le volume le plus bas ne doit pas être supérieure à 0,02 pour cent.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-08-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Chronology
DEF

A device used by the ancients for measuring time by the flow of water, mercury or other liquid, through a small opening.

CONT

The clepsydra consisted of a glass jar, with a scale of markings on its side. These were so arranged that, as the water ran out, the water left in the jar marked the time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Chronologie
DEF

Horloge qui servait à mesurer le temps en faisant écouler de l'eau d'un vase dans un autre muni d'une échelle horaire.

Spanish

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