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Term of the Road Dictionary

measurement chain

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Roads Materials Material Testing
  • Definition : Series of elements of a measuring instrument or system that constitutes the path of the measurement signal from the input to the output [COST 323].

Messkette

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Straßen Baustoffe Materialprüfung
  • Definition : Folge von Elementen eines Messgerätes oder einer Messeinrichtung, die den Weg des Messsignals von der Eingabe zur Ausgabe bildet [COST 323].