measurements
Recorded size data
Measurements are the dimensions, quantities, or amounts determined by measuring.
The word often refers to body dimensions taken for fitting clothes: The tailor took my measurements.
In cooking, measurements specify ingredient quantities.
Scientific measurements quantify observable phenomena.
The term implies precision—numbers attached to units like inches, grams, or degrees.
One who governs
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
scale · balance · thermometer · barometer · altimeter · spectrometer · odometer · seismometer
Determine through math
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- determineEstablish through investigation
- computeDetermine by calculation
count · estimate · weigh · gauge · tally · survey · benchmark · compare
Base unit of mass
- meterDevice that measures usage
- literVolume measurement unit
- jouleSI energy quantity
- newtonSI force unit
pascal · ampere · candela · mole · volt · watt · hertz · ohm
Measure of extent
- widthDistance across something
- heightVertical extent upward
- depthDistance below surface
- thicknessDepth of material
diameter · radius · circumference · area · volume · perimeter · breadth · altitude
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
granularity · repeatability · sensitivity · margin of error · significant figures · decimal places · standard deviation · uncertainty
ruler
One who governs
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- protractorAngle-measuring instrument
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · scale · balance · thermometer · barometer · altimeter · spectrometer · odometer · seismometer · graduated cylinder
calculate
Determine through math
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- determineEstablish through investigation
compute · count · estimate · weigh · gauge · tally · survey · benchmark · compare · record
kilogram
Base unit of mass
newton · pascal · ampere · candela · mole · volt · watt · hertz · ohm · inch
length
Measure of extent
thickness · diameter · radius · circumference · area · volume · perimeter · breadth · altitude · angle
accuracy
Degree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
exactness · granularity · repeatability · sensitivity · margin of error · significant figures · decimal places · standard deviation · uncertainty · refinement
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- Datadata points, datasets, data tables, database, databases
- shop classwoodworking, metalworking, shop teacher, wood shop, metal shop
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- Crime Scenecrime scene, evidence marker, evidence bag, evidence bags, crime tape
- data collectionsurveys, interviews, questionnaires, forms, polls
measurementsguesses
Estimates without certainty
estimates · approximations · hunches · speculation · assumptions
measurementsdescriptions
Accounts of characteristics
impressions · observations · characterizations · assessments · judgments
- 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