measurement
Finding exact dimensions
Measurement is the act of determining size, amount, or degree, or the result of that determination: The measurement of the room took five minutes, The measurements are in the file.
By extension, measurement can refer to a system of measuring: metric measurement, imperial measurement.
To take someone's measurements is to record their body dimensions, typically for clothing.
Measure of extent
- widthDistance across something
- heightVertical extent upward
- depthDistance below surface
- breadthExtent across something
thickness · diameter · radius · perimeter · area · volume · circumference · distance
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- oscilloscopeVoltage waveform display device
spectrometer · altimeter · anemometer · seismograph · voltmeter · ammeter · manometer · hygrometer
Device that measures usage
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- repeatabilityCapacity for consistent duplication
reliability · validity · fidelity · correctness · error · deviation · variance · margin
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
- estimationApproximate value judgment
calculation · survey · sampling · observation · testing · comparison · correlation · statistical
Total quantity present
magnitude · capacity · dosage · portion · quota · ration · reading · value
Standard of measurement
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
- SIUniversal measurement framework
- customaryDone by convention
- decimalTenths-based notation
binary · nautical · apothecary · avoirdupois · troy · conversion · standard · international
Completed formal studies
- linearArranged in straight succession
- logarithmicBased on exponents
- ordinalNumber denoting position
- nominalIn designation only
interval · ratio · continuous · discrete · incremental · comparative · gradation · spectrum
length
Measure of extent
breadth · thickness · diameter · radius · perimeter · area · volume · circumference · distance · size
caliper
Tool measuring thickness or diameter
- thermometerHeat-measuring instrument
- barometerInstrument gauging atmospheric pressure
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
oscilloscope · spectrometer · altimeter · anemometer · seismograph · voltmeter · ammeter · manometer · hygrometer · protractor
meter
Device that measures usage
candela · mole · second · hertz · watt · volt · ohm · joule · newton · pascal
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
repeatability · reliability · validity · fidelity · correctness · error · deviation · variance · margin · uncertainty
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- quantificationExpressing something numerically
estimation · calculation · survey · sampling · observation · testing · comparison · correlation · statistical · data
amount
Total quantity present
sum · magnitude · capacity · dosage · portion · quota · ration · reading · value · figure
metric
Standard of measurement
decimal · binary · nautical · apothecary · avoirdupois · troy · conversion · standard · international · unified
graduated
Completed formal studies
- linearArranged in straight succession
- logarithmicBased on exponents
- ordinalNumber denoting position
nominal · interval · ratio · continuous · discrete · incremental · comparative · gradation · spectrum · proportional
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- math practiceaddition, subtraction, multiplication, long division, fractions
- experimentsexperiment, experiments, test, tests, trials
- inquiryinquiry, investigation, questioning, examination, exploration
- math workbookmultiplication tables, fractions, decimals, word problems, equations
measurementguess
Estimate without certainty
guesswork · shot in the dark · wild guess · estimate · estimation
measurementimpression
Effect on the mind
feeling · opinion · perception · sense · vagueness
- measurement unitsStandards for expressing quantities
- measurement errorDeviation from true value
- acoustic measurementQuantifying auditory properties
- sound measurementQuantifying noise levels
- unit of measurementStandard quantity for comparison
- cooking measurement
measurements, mismeasurement, remeasurement, measurement error