weighing instrument #01314
weighing instrument #01314
In this Recommendation “mass” (or “weight value”) is preferably used in the sense of “conventional mass” or “conventional value of the result of weighing in air” according to OIML R 111 [5] and OIML D 28 [27], whereas “weight” is preferably used for an embodiment (or material measure) of mass that is regulated in regard to its physical and metrological characteristics.
reference: R107-1:2007 T.1.1
ID: 01314
measuring instrument used to determine the mass of a body by using the action of gravity on this body. The instrument may also be used to determine other quantities, magnitudes, parameters or characteristics related to the determined mass. According to its method of operation, a weighing instrument is classified as an automatic weighing instrument or a non- automatic weighing instrument.
Broader Terms
- BT↑ OIML
