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