Definition of measurement

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Measurement (n.) The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres..

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Level :: Level (n.) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two points, by means of a level; as, to take a level..
Volumetric :: Volumetric (a.) Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume.
Ton :: Ton (n.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden..
Tonometry :: Tonometry (n.) measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball..
Geometry :: Geometry (n.) That branch of mathematics which investigates the relations, properties, and measurement of solids, surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of the relations of space..
Twelfth-second :: Twelfth-second (n.) A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such that 1012 (ten trillion) of these units make one second..
Odometrical :: Odometrical (a.) Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it..
Barometry :: Barometry (n.) The art or process of making barometrical measurements.
Metage :: Metage (v.) Measurement, especially of coal..
Hydrometrical :: Hydrometrical (a.) Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity, discharge, etc., of running water..
Elextrometry :: Elextrometry (n.) The art or process of making electrical measurements.
Volta-electrometer :: Volta-electrometer (n.) An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.
Coulomb :: Coulomb (n.) The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the quantity transferred by one ampere in one second. Formerly called weber..
Metrical :: Metrical (a.) Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system..
Inch :: Inch (a.) Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank..
Admensuration :: Admensuration (n.) Same as Admeasurement.
Unit :: Unit (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind..
Depth :: Depth (n.) The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a river; the depth of a body of troops..
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The preparation of the facts and measurements of observations in order to deduce a general result.
Acidimetry :: Acidimetry (n.) The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations, or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain definite weight of reagent is required..
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