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单词 international atomic time
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International Atomic Time


International Atomic Time

n (Horology) the scientific standard of time based on the SI unit, the second, used by means of atomic clocks and satellites to synchronize the time standards of the major nations. Abbreviation: TAI

International Atomic Time

The time reference scale established by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures on the basis of atomic clock readings from various laboratories around the world. Also called TAI.

International Atomic Time


International Atomic Time

(TAI) The most precisely determined timescale now available, set up by the Bureau Internationale de l'Heure in Paris, following analysis of atomic time standards in many countries. It was adopted for all timing on Jan. 1 1972. The fundamental unit is the SI second. It is a more precise scale than can be determined from astronomical observations. Coordinated universal time is based on TAI and is used for all civil timekeeping. See also dynamical time.

international atomic time

[¦in·tər¦nash·ən·əl ə¦täm·ik ′tīm] (horology) Time based on atomic clocks operating in conformity with the definition of the second as the International System unit of time. Abbreviated IAT.

International Atomic Time

(time, standard)(TAI) An international standard measurementof time based on the comparison of many atomic clocks. TAIis maintained by the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures(BIPM), the world's governing body for civil atomic timemeasurement. TAI is the basis for Coordinated Universal Time.

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