Tare weight
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Tare weight /ˈtɛər/, sometimes called unladen weight, is the weight of an empty vehicle or container.[1] By subtracting tare weight from
net weight
).
Etymology
The word tare originates from the Middle French word tare 'wastage in goods, deficiency, imperfection' (15th c.), from Italian tara, from Arabic طرح ṭarḥ, lit. 'thing deducted or rejected', from taraha 'to reject'.[2]
Usage
This can be useful in computing the cost of the goods carried for purposes of
railway cars and transport vehicles to facilitate the computation of the load carried. Tare weight is also used in body composition assessment when doing underwater weighing.[3]
Tare weight is accounted for in kitchen scales,
analytical (scientific) and other weighing scales
which include a button that resets the display of the scales to zero when an empty container is placed on the weighing platform, in order subsequently to display only the weight of the contents of the container.
See also
- Curb weight
- Dry weight
- Gross vehicle weight rating
- Hydrostatic weighing
- Trett (obsolete)
References
- ^ Soroka, W. Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology (Second ed.). Institute of Packaging Professionals.
- ^ "tare (2)". Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ Underwater weighing
Further reading
- Yam, K. L., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6
- SOLAS: container weighing method 1 & 2