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BASIC 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
- base unit of measurement
1, record 1, English, base%20unit%20of%20measurement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- base unit 1, record 1, English, base%20unit
correct
- basic unit of measurement 2, record 1, English, basic%20unit%20of%20measurement
correct
- basic unit 2, record 1, English, basic%20unit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unit of measurement of a base quantity in a given system of quantities. 3, record 1, English, - base%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The metre is the base unit of the quantity length in the International System of Units. The derived units of this system, e.g. the units of speed, force, electric potential, etc, originate from the metre, together with other base units. 4, record 1, English, - base%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In any given coherent system of units there is only one base unit for each base quantity. 3, record 1, English, - base%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
basic unit: Weights and Measures Act. 5, record 1, English, - base%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
base unit of measurement; base 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. 5, record 1, English, - base%20unit%20of%20measurement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- unité de mesure de base
1, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- unité de base 2, record 1, French, unit%C3%A9%20de%20base
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Unité de mesure d'une grandeur de base dans un système donné de grandeurs. 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mètre est l'unité de base de la grandeur de base «longueur» dans le Système International d'Unités. Du mètre (conjointement avec d'autres unités de mesure de base) découlent les unités dérivées de ce système : unités de vitesse, de force, de potentiel électrique [...] 4, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Dans tout système d'unités cohérent, il y a une seule unité de base pour chaque grandeur de base. 3, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
unité de base : Loi citée : Loi sur les poids et mesures, annexe I. 5, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
unité de mesure de base; unité de base : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR. 5, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
unité de mesure de base; unité de base : 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). 5, record 1, French, - unit%C3%A9%20de%20mesure%20de%20base
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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