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CUBAGE VOLUME REEL [1 record]

Record 1 2001-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Wood Industries
DEF

A method of measurement for round timber that assesses the solid volume (i.e. the total wood content) of a stem or log in cubic units by multiplying the length by cross-sectional area(s), the latter being located and/or weighted according to stem shape.

OBS

true volume measure: term used in some parts of the Commonwealth.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Industrie du bois
DEF

Cubage des bois ronds qui consiste à calculer leur volume (volume réel), en assimilant leur forme à celle d'un solide de révolution correspondant à une formule mathématique connue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
  • Industria maderera
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