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SOMATOMETRE [1 record]

Record 1 1989-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clothing (General)
  • Sewing (General)
DEF

Measuring stand (anthropometer, somatometer), consisting essentially of a rule, graduated in centimetres, vertically mounted and with a movable arm (cursor). (ISO-3635E, 1981, p. 5)

OBS

Instrument especially for measurement of body dimensions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vêtements (Généralités)
  • Couture (Généralités)
DEF

Dispositif de mesurage (anthropomètre, somatomètre), composé essentiellement d'un double mètre, gradué en centimètres, monté verticalement et muni d'un curseur mobile. (ISO-3635F, 1981, p. 5)

OBS

Il existe des somatomètres à deux curseurs pour mesurer par exemple la longueur taille-bassin etc.

OBS

Le terme somatomètre est surtout utilisé dans le domaine de l'habillement pour les mensurations du corps humain.

Spanish

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