Glossary

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A
Acceleration
Accuracy
Accuracy class
Adjustment
Alternating force
Alternating torque
Ambient condition

B
Bandwidth
Best straight line
Bridge current
Bridge resistance
Bridge voltage

C
Cable capacitance
Cable resistance
Calibrated range
Calibration
Calibration certificate
Calibration current
Channel
Characteristic value
Characteristic value tolerance
Charge amplifier
Charge signal
Compensation resistor
Correction of linearity
Coulomb
Crosstalk
Cut-off frequency

D
Degree of protection class
Deviation of output signal
Dielectric absorption
Difference of right-left characteristic value
Disturbance
Disturbance of output signal
DMS
Drift
Dynamic

E
(Experimental) Frequency analysis
EMC
End point line
Error (of measurement)
Excitation

F
FEM
Force
Force measuring range
Force sensors stiffness
Frequency range (Dynamics)
Frequency range (Electrical Devices)
Full Scale
Full Scale Output

G
Gain error
Gauging
Ground insulation
Ground loop

H
Hysteresis

I
Influence quantity
Input restistance
Insulation resistance

L
Least squares line
Limit frequency
Limit of load
Linearity
Linearity, best straight line
Linearity, end point line
Linearity, least squares line
Linearity error
Linearity including hysteresis
Linearization
Low-pass filter
LP filter

M
M.U.
Mass
Maximal axial force
Maximum bending moment (Force)
Maximum bending moment (Torque)
Maximum force
Maximum service force
Maximum service torque
Maximum shear force (Torque)
Maximum torque (Force)
Maximum torque (Torque)
Maximum transverse force (Force)
Measurand
Measure
Measure jump
Measurement
Measurement signal
Measurement uncertainty, charge amplifier
Measuring chain
Measuring range
Measuring range (electrical device)
Mechanical unit
Min/Max temperature
Moment of inertia

N
National standard
Natural frequency
Negativ feedback capacitor
Nominal characteristic value
Nominal force
Nominal measuring displacement
Nominal pressure
Nominal range of supply voltage
Nominal temperature range
Nominal torque
Nominal torsion angle

O
Offset
Operate
Operating temperature range
Output ((Piezoresistive Sensor)
Output (Electrical Devices)
Output range
Output resistance
Output scale
Output signal
Overload
Overload (Electrical Devices)

P
Partial mass at sensor coupling
Partial mass of motion
Partial torque of inertia at sensor coupling
pC
PE
Peak
Peak memory
Polarity
PR
Pressure
Protection class
Protection ground
Pulsating force
Pulsatin torque

Q
Quantity (measurable)
Quantity of indication
quasi-static

R
Random error
Range
Range capacitance
Reference current
Reference resistor
Reference standard
Relative change of characteristic value due to rotation
Relative change of zero point due to rotation
Relative deviation of characteristic value
Relative difference of characteristic value due to tension/press force
Relative mechanical remanence at nominal torque
Relative span at constant mounting position
Relative span at different mount position
Remote
Repeatability
Reproducibility
Reset
Reset/Operate jump
Reset/Operate mode
Resonance frequency
Result of a measurement
Rupture force
Rupture torque

S
Sampling frequency
Sampling rate
Scaling
Sensitivity
Sensitivity (Piezoresistive Sensor)
Sensitivity at calibration current
Sensor
Service temperature range
Span
Stability of sensitivity
Stability of zero point
Standard
Static
Storage temperature range
Strain
Strain gauge
Summing amplifier
Supply current
Supply voltage
Systematic error

T
Temperature coefficient of resistance
Temperature coefficient of sensitivity
Temperature coefficient of zero
Temperature error
Temperature gradient error
Temperature hysteresis
Testing standard
Thermal characteristic value shift
Thermal impact on characteristic value
Thermal sensitivity shift
Thermal zero point change (Piezoresistive Sensor)
Thermal zero shift (Influence of Temperature)
Threshold
Time constant
TK0
TKE
Torque
Torque measuring range
Torsion stiffness
Transducer
Transfer standard
Triboelectric effect

U
Uncertainty (of measurement)

V
Value (of a quantity)

W
Working standard

Z
Zero point
Zero point (Piezoresistive Sensor)
Zero point at calibration current
Zero point at reference current
Zero point hysteresis
Zero signal
Zero signal in mounted position
Zero signal in unmounted position
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