| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| advertising measurement |
agate line
|
| unit of measurement for angles |
angular unit
|
| precise measurement of angles |
angulation
|
| measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities |
anthropometry
|
| 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
|
| branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the position and motion of celestial bodies |
astrometry
|
| measurement of hearing |
audiology
,
audiometry
|
| unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states |
bit
|
| side-to-side measurement |
breadth
|
| measurement of quantities of heat |
calorimetry
|
| heat measurement |
calorimetry
|
| unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
capacity measure
,
capacity unit
,
cubage unit
,
cubature unit
,
cubic content unit
,
cubic measure
,
displacement unit
,
volume unit
|
| unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold |
carat
,
karat
,
kt
|
| measurement of human heads |
cephalometry
|
| system of measurement based on centimeters and grams and seconds |
cgs
,
cgs system
|
| time measurement, science of |
chronology
|
| time, scientific measurement of |
chronometry
|
| measurement of angles in radians |
circular measure
|
| unit of measurement for advertising space |
column inch
,
inch
|
| branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts |
craniometry
|
