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compteurs [électriques] divisionnaires

English translation: submeter

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French term or phrase:compteur [électrique] divisionnaire
English translation:submeter
Entered by: Philip Taylor

10:11 Jul 24, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
French term or phrase: compteurs [électriques] divisionnaires
Is there a term for this in English? 'Divisional meter(s)' gets one or two googles, but I'm not convinced. Any other suggestions?

"[On va] poser des compteurs électriques divisionnaires pour connaître avec précision la part de l’énergie qui est exclusivement consacrée au chauffage de l’eau."

This is in an apartment complex.
Philip Taylor
Local time: 11:35
submeters/secondary meters
Explanation:
Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Metering Instruments
  – Electric Power Distribution
  – Oil and Natural Gas Distribution
Domaine(s)
  – Compteurs de consommation et
débitmètres
  – Distribution électrique
  – Distribution du pétrole et du gaz naturel
 
submeter Source CORRECT

sub meter Source

secondary meter Source

compteur divisionnaire Source
CORRECT, MASC

compteur en décompte Source
MASC

DEF – "submeter": one of two or
more meters for measuring different
sections of a supply. Source

OBS – "submetering": the retail sale
through individual meters to tenants
in large office or apartment buildings
of electric current or gas purchased
for the entire building by the owners
at wholesale rates. Source

DEF – Compteur placé sur un des
branchements desservant une partie
d'une installation et indiquant la
consommation des appareils situés
sur ce branchement. Source

Selected response from:

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 13:35
Grading comment
Great. Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9submeters/secondary meters
Francis MARC


  

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compteurs [électriques] divisionnaires
submeters/secondary meters


Explanation:
Termium:
Domaine(s)
  – Metering Instruments
  – Electric Power Distribution
  – Oil and Natural Gas Distribution
Domaine(s)
  – Compteurs de consommation et
débitmètres
  – Distribution électrique
  – Distribution du pétrole et du gaz naturel
 
submeter Source CORRECT

sub meter Source

secondary meter Source

compteur divisionnaire Source
CORRECT, MASC

compteur en décompte Source
MASC

DEF – "submeter": one of two or
more meters for measuring different
sections of a supply. Source

OBS – "submetering": the retail sale
through individual meters to tenants
in large office or apartment buildings
of electric current or gas purchased
for the entire building by the owners
at wholesale rates. Source

DEF – Compteur placé sur un des
branchements desservant une partie
d'une installation et indiquant la
consommation des appareils situés
sur ce branchement. Source



Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 13:35
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Great. Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Lingris
18 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
30 mins
agree  Robert Frankling: "Submeter" means a meter or series of meters installed downstream from a master meter. The property owner pays in bulk and charges his own customers for their individual consumption.
59 mins
agree  Tony M
2 hrs
agree  Anne McKee
8 hrs
agree  Philippe Maillard
10 hrs
agree  DocteurPC
12 hrs
agree  Gina W
16 hrs
agree  Istvan Nagy
1 day 1 hr
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