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SI UNIT [1 record]

Record 1 2003-11-18

English

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

The internationally accepted form of the metric system whose fundamental units are the metre, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, and candela.

CONT

Units ... derived [from the electrostatic and the electromagnetic systems of units] are often referred to in terms of the SI units with [a] prefix ...

OBS

SI unit; international unit: terms usually used in the plural (SI units; international units).

Key term(s)
  • SI units
  • international units

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
DEF

Forme acceptée internationalement du système métrique, dont les unités fondamentales sont le mètre, le kilogramme, la seconde, l'ampère, le kelvin et la candela.

CONT

On appelle «unités SI» l'ensemble (cohérent) des unités de base, des unités supplémentaires et des unités dérivées du Système international d'unités.

OBS

unité SI; unité internationale : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel (unités SI; unités internationales).

Key term(s)
  • unités SI
  • unités internationales

Spanish

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

Forma aceptada internacionalmente del sistema métrico en el que las unidades fundamentales son el metro, el kilogramo, el segundo, el amperio, el kelvin y la candela.

OBS

unidad SI; unidad internacional: términos utilizados generalmente en el plural (unidades SI; unidades internacionales).

Key term(s)
  • unidades SI
  • unidades internacionales
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