| 1.97 | sensor | ||
| Element of a measuring system that is directly affected by a phenomenon, body, or substance carrying a quantity to be measured. | |||
| Examples: | Sensing coil of a platinum resistance thermometer, rotor of a turbine flow meter, Bourdon tube of a pressure gauge, float of a level-measuring instrument, photocell of a spectrometer, thermotropic liquid crystal which changes colour as a function of temperature. | ||
| Note: | In some fields, the term “detector” is used for this concept. | ||
| Source: [VIM 3.8]. | |||
| 1.97 | sensor | ||
| Element of a measuring system that is directly affected by a phenomenon, body, or substance carrying a quantity to be measured. | |||
| Examples: | Sensing coil of a platinum resistance thermometer, rotor of a turbine flow meter, Bourdon tube of a pressure gauge, float of a level-measuring instrument, photocell of a spectrometer, thermotropic liquid crystal which changes colour as a function of temperature. | ||
| Note: | In some fields, the term “detector” is used for this concept. | ||
| Source: [VIM 3.8]. | |||