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POIDS-ETALON [1 record]

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Record 1 1980-01-14

English

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

Weights which have been compared with a primary standard, almost always via a copy or a secondary or tertiary standard.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
OBS

étalon : Modèle légal de mesure; représentation matérielle d'une unité de mesure. Étalons de longueur: étalons géodésiques, étalons industriels. Étalon de masse, de poids.

OBS

On écrit toujours avec un trait d'union les mots composés avec étalon : étalon-argent, mètre-étalon, unité-étalon.

Spanish

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