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MILLIER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-08-11

English

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

... a non-SI metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms ...

OBS

tonne; t: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

tonne; t: term and abbreviation standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Air Pollutant Emission Inventory Report.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

[...] unité de masse qui vaut mille kilogrammes, soit 1 000 kg [...]

OBS

tonne; t : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

tonne; t : terme et abréviation normalisés par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'Inventaire des émissions de polluants atmosphériques.

Spanish

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

La masa igual a 1 000 kilogramos.

OBS

Equivale a 2.201 libras.

OBS

tonelada métrica: término extraído del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

tonelada métrica; t: término y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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