scholarly journals THE STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF ENGLISH SI SYSTEM EPONYMS

Author(s):  
A.L. Buran ◽  
O.V. Solodovnikova ◽  
E.S. Ryabova ◽  
Z.V. Fedorinova

The paper analyzes the structural features of the English-language eponyms of the International System of Units, which have not been studied in linguistic works. Structural features are understood as belonging to certain parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, etc.) and composition features (such as one-element, two-element, three-element and multicomponent eponyms). The aim of this study is to analyze the structural features of English-language terminological units, derived from proper names (joule, pascal, etc.) in the International System of Units. The research material includes 150 SI terminological units presented in English. Finally, regarding the achieved results, it can be concluded from the research that the predominance of two-element eponymic models in the terminological system of SI tends to express scientific concepts laconically.

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-32
Author(s):  
M. I. Kalinin ◽  
L. K. Isaev ◽  
F. V. Bulygin

The situation that has developed in the International System of Units (SI) as a result of adopting the recommendation of the International Committee of Weights and Measures (CIPM) in 1980, which proposed to consider plane and solid angles as dimensionless derived quantities, is analyzed. It is shown that the basis for such a solution was a misunderstanding of the mathematical formula relating the arc length of a circle with its radius and corresponding central angle, as well as of the expansions of trigonometric functions in series. From the analysis presented in the article, it follows that a plane angle does not depend on any of the SI quantities and should be assigned to the base quantities, and its unit, the radian, should be added to the base SI units. A solid angle, in this case, turns out to be a derived quantity of a plane angle. Its unit, the steradian, is a coherent derived unit equal to the square radian.


2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (4) ◽  
pp. 258-265
Author(s):  
Luca Callegaro

AbstractThe revision of the International System of Units (SI), implemented since 20 May 2019, has redefined the unit of electric current, the ampere ( A), linking it to a fixed value of the elementary charge. This paper discusses the new definition and the realisation of the electrical units by quantum electrical metrology standards, which every year become more and more accessible, reliable and user friendly.


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