tare

• Sustantivo con varios significados: puede designar el peso del embalaje o recipiente que se resta para obtener el peso neto; un tipo de planta arvense o veza; el peso de un vehículo vacío; o un contrapeso usado en análisis químico.

A noun with multiple meanings: it can refer to the weight of packaging or a container deducted to determine net weight; a type of weedy plant or vetch; the weight of an empty vehicle; or a counterweight used in chemical analysis.

1. Packaging weight adjustmentB2formalbusiness

   A deduction made from the gross weight of a substance and its container to account for the weight of the container, allowing the net weight to be calculated.

   Tara

   • The scale automatically subtracts the tare weight of the box.
   • We need to calculate the tare before shipping the goods.
   • The tare is usually printed on the side of the container.

2. C1formalscientific

   Any of several types of weedy vetch plants, often grown as forage for livestock.

   Arveja silvestre

   • The field was overgrown with tare and other wild plants.
   • Farmers sometimes sow tare as a cover crop.
   • Tare can be a nuisance in grain fields.

   Sinónimosvetch

3. C1formalscientific

   A weedy annual grass that commonly grows in grainfields and other cultivated land; its seeds are sometimes considered poisonous.

   cizaña

   • The farmer had to remove tare from the wheat crop.
   • Tare seeds can contaminate harvested grain.
   • This type of tare is known to be toxic to livestock.

   Sinónimoscheatdarnel

4. Vehicle empty weightB2formaltechnical

   The weight of a motor vehicle, railroad car, or aircraft when empty, without fuel, cargo, or passengers.

   Peso en vacío

   • The tare weight of the truck is listed in the manual.
   • Aircraft tare weight is crucial for calculating fuel load.
   • The railroad car's tare is stamped on its frame.

5. Chemical analysis counterweightC1formalscientific

   A counterweight used in chemical analysis, consisting of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding the chemicals.

   Tara en análisis químico

   • The chemist used a tare to zero the balance before measuring the sample.
   • A tare is essential for precise analytical measurements.
   • The tare must be identical to the sample container.

   Sinónimoscounterbalancecounterpoisecounterweight