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MILLIMETRE [8 records]

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Record 1 2025-02-28

English

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

... a square with one millimetre on each side.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Le millimètre carré [...] est une unité de mesure de surface. Un millimètre carré est un carré de 0,001 m de côté.

Spanish

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Record 2 2025-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

A cubic millimeter is a unit of volume in the metric system. ... There are 1,000,000,000 cubic millimeters in a cubic meter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

Un millimètre cube représente un milliardième de mètre cube.

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-18

English

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

A unit of pressure equal to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 millimeter high at sea level and at temperature of 0 °C (32 °F).

CONT

The abbreviation mm Hg stands for millimeters (mm) of mercury (Hg). It is a common unit of measurement for the pressure exerted by gases such as air. Normal atmospheric pressure is 760 mm Hg.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de pression (1 333 baryes).

CONT

La pression atmosphérique est mesurée en pascals (unité du système international). Nous avons coutume, par simplicité de lecture, à utiliser un multiple de cette unité : l'hectopascal (hPa). La pression standard est PO = 101325 Pa soit 1013,25 hPa. Le pascal correspond au millibar autrefois employé. Il existe, en outre d'autres unités de mesure de la pression : le millimètre de mercure (mm Hg), l'atmosphère (atm), le pouce de mercure (in Hg).

CONT

[...] le millimètre de mercure : 776 mm de Hg = 1,013.105 Pa.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Unidad de presión [casi] igual a 1 torriceli.

OBS

Un símbolo […] es una representación gráfica generalmente del ámbito científico con validez internacional: unidades básicas y derivadas del sistema internacional (kg, m, s), elementos químicos (S, de azufre; K, de potasio, o N, de nitrógeno), operaciones matemáticas (+, %), unidades monetarias ($, €), etcétera. Como se ve, a diferencia de las abreviaturas, que son siempre acortamientos gráficos de la palabra que desarrollan (tel., de teléfono), los símbolos son invariables en plural y no llevan punto abreviativo.

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Record 4 2013-08-19

English

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

A metric unit of length equal to 1/1000 meter.

OBS

millimetre; mm: term and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Unité de mesure de longueur, qui équivaut à la millième partie du mètre.

OBS

millimètre; mm : terme et abréviation d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Metrología y unidades de medida
DEF

Milésima parte de un metro.

OBS

Un símbolo, como es el caso de mm, es una representación gráfica generalmente del ámbito científico con validez internacional: unidades básicas y derivadas del sistema internacional (kg, m, s), elementos químicos (S, de azufre; K, de potasio, o N, de nitrógeno), operaciones matemáticas (+, %), unidades monetarias ($, €), etcétera. Como se ve, a diferencia de las abreviaturas, que son siempre acortamientos gráficos de la palabra que desarrollan (tel., de teléfono), los símbolos son invariables en plural y no llevan punto abreviativo.

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Record 5 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Paper
DEF

Paper divided into equal sections by means of two sets of parallel lines, intersecting at right angles to each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de papier
DEF

Papier d'écriture comportant un quadrillage ou des lignes horizontales équidistantes facilitant l'écriture à la main.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de papel
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Record 6 1994-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Number of scanning or recording lines per unit length measured perpendicular to the direction of scanning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 7 1994-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Graphics
DEF

Measure of resolution, e.g. number of pixels per millimeter on a display device.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infographie

Spanish

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Record 8 1986-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Micrographics
Key term(s)
  • line per millimeter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Micrographie
Key term(s)
  • trait par millimètre
  • ligne par millimètre

Spanish

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