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LONGUEUR GRADUATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-03-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metrology and Units of Measure
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scale length
1, record 1, English, scale%20length
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
For a given scale, length of the smooth line between the first and the last scale marks and passing through the centres of all the shortest scale marks. 2, record 1, English, - scale%20length
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. The line may be real or imaginary, curved or straight. 2. Scale length is expressed in units of length regardless of the units of the measurand or the units marked on the scale. 2, record 1, English, - scale%20length
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scale length: term 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. 3, record 1, English, - scale%20length
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités de mesure et métrologie
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'échelle
1, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- longueur d'une échelle 2, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27une%20%C3%A9chelle
feminine noun
- longueur d'une graduation 2, record 1, French, longueur%20d%27une%20graduation
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pour une échelle donnée, longueur de la ligne lissée comprise entre le premier et le dernier repère et passant par les milieux de tous les traits les plus petits. 3, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
1. La ligne peut être réelle ou imaginaire, courbe ou droite. 2. La longueur d'échelle est exprimée en unité de longueur quelle que soit l'unité de mesurande ou l'unité marquée sur l'échelle. 3, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
longueur d'échelle : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - longueur%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
longueur d'échelle : terme 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, - longueur%20d%27%C3%A9chelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Electrical Engineering
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- scale length 1, record 2, English, scale%20length
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The length of the arc, or of the segment of a circle, passing through the centre of the shortest markings on the graduated scale. 1, record 2, English, - scale%20length
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Électrotechnique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur d'une graduation
1, record 2, French, longueur%20d%27une%20graduation
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- longueur d'une échelle 1, record 2, French, longueur%20d%27une%20%C3%A9chelle
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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