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New Dictionary of Weighing Terms

16.11.2009

In cooperation of scientists of the department Mechanics and Acoustics with Mettler-Toledo AG the Springer publishing house has released the ”Dictionary of Weighing Terms” (ISBN 978-3-642-02013-1).

The dictionary is a comprehensive practical guide to the terminology of weighings for all users of weighing instruments in industry and science. It explains more than 1000 terms associated with weighing technology and related areas. Numerous illustrations assist understanding. It contains terms related to the following main topics: Fundamentals of weighing, applications of weighing instruments, international standards and weighing accuracy. The German version of the dictionary is available since the end of the year 2008 (ISBN 978-3-540-75907-2).

Dictionary of Weighing Terms: ISBN 978-3-642-02013-1

Figure 1: Dictionary of Weighing Terms: ISBN 978-3-642-02013-1

Contact person:

Roman Schwartz, Div.1, E.Mail: roman.schwartz@ptb.de