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measurement - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" |
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measuring,
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activity any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
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seismography the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes
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quantitative analysis,
quantitative chemical analysis chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
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actinometry measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
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algometry measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure
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anemography recording anemometrical measurements
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anemometry measuring wind speed and direction
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angulation the act of making angulate (having corners)
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anthropometry measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
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arterial blood gases measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
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audiometry measuring sensitivity of hearing
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bathymetry,
plumbing measuring the depths of the oceans
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calorimetry measurement of quantities of heat
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cephalometry measurement of human heads
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densitometry measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission
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dosimetry measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source
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fetometry,
foetometry measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)
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gravimetry,
hydrometry the measurement of specific gravity
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hypsography,
hypsometry the scientific study of the earth's configuration above sea level (emphasizing the measurement of land altitudes relative to sea level)
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mental measurement a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions
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micrometry measuring with a micrometer
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observation the act of observing; taking a patient look
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pelvimetry measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)
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photometry measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)
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quantification the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
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radioactive dating measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object
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meter reading,
reading the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
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sampling (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
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sounding the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
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sound ranging locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions
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scaling ascent by or as if by a ladder
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spirometry the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
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surveying the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
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telemetry automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means
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thermometry the measurement of temperature
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thermogravimetry the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances
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tonometry the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea
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viscometry,
viscosimetry the measurement of viscosity
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