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LONGUEUR ECHELON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scale spacing
1, record 1, English, scale%20spacing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- length of a scale division 2, record 1, English, length%20of%20a%20scale%20division
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The distance between any two successive scale marks measured along the same line as the scale length. 3, record 1, English, - scale%20spacing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Scale spacing (machine with or without complementary reading device): relative linear displacement of indicating element and scale corresponding to the scale interval; this displacement is measured along the scale base. 4, record 1, English, - scale%20spacing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Scale spacing is expressed in units of length, regardless of the units of the measurand or the units marked on the scale. 3, record 1, English, - scale%20spacing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scale spacing: 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. 5, record 1, English, - scale%20spacing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareils de mesure
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur d’une division d’échelle
1, record 1, French, longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- longueur d’une division 2, record 1, French, longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- longueur de l'échelon 3, record 1, French, longueur%20de%20l%27%C3%A9chelon
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Distance entre deux repères successifs quelconques mesurée le long de la même ligne que pour la longueur d'échelle. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La longueur d'une division est exprimée en unité de longueur, quelle que soit l'unité du mesurande ou l'unité marquée sur l'échelle. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «longueur de l'échelon» tiré du Vocabulaire de la métrologie légale a été remplacé par le terme «longueur d'une division» tiré du Vocabulaire international des termes fondamentaux et généraux en métrologie. 4, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
longueur d'une division : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
longueur d'une division; longueur d'une division d'échelle : termes 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). 4, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20division%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- variable scale spacing 1, record 2, English, variable%20scale%20spacing
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur d’échelon variable
1, record 2, French, longueur%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelon%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une échelle à valeur d'échelon constante peut avoir une longueur d'échelon constante ou variable; dans le premier cas, elle est dite «régulière». 1, record 2, French, - longueur%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chelon%20variable
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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