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CUSTOMARY UNIT MEASUREMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- off-system unit of measurement
1, record 1, English, off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- off-system unit 1, record 1, English, off%2Dsystem%20unit
correct
- unit of measurement outside the system 2, record 1, English, unit%20of%20measurement%20outside%20the%20system
former designation, see observation
- customary unit of measurement 3, record 1, English, customary%20unit%20of%20measurement
see observation
- customary unit 3, record 1, English, customary%20unit
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unit of measurement that does not belong to a given system of units. 4, record 1, English, - off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Examples: a) the electronvolt (about 1,602 18 x 10[superscript-19] J) is an off system unit of energy with respect to the Sl; b) day, hour, minute are off-system units of time with respect to the Sl. 4, record 1, English, - off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Customary Units of Measurement used with the International System. Customary Unit: minute ... hour .... [Canadian Weights and Measures Act] 3, record 1, English, - off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The term "unit of measurement outside the system" is replaced by the term "off-system unit (of measurement)". 5, record 1, English, - off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
off-system unit of measurement; off-system unit: terms 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. 6, record 1, English, - off%2Dsystem%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de mesure hors système
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité hors système 1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- unité hors du système 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20hors%20du%20syst%C3%A8me
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure qui n'appartient pas à un système d'unités donné. 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
a) l'électronvolt (1,602 19 X 10[exposant-19] J) est une unité d'énergie hors système pour le SI; b) le jour, l'heure, la minute sont des unités de temps hors système pour le SI. 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sources a et c : Loi canadienne citée : Loi sur les poids et mesures. 4, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
unité de mesure hors système; unité hors système : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
unité de mesure hors système; unité hors système : 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, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20hors%20syst%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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