Physical measurement

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"

the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second)…

the act of adjusting something to match a standard

a kilogram of a narcotic drug; "they were carrying two keys of heroin"

the act of adjusting something to match a standard

the act of adjusting something to match a standard

(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequency

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much greater accura…

a variable quantity that can be resolved into components

the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other

the accurate adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope

an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

an adjustment of the intervals (as in tuning a keyboard instrument) so that the scale can be used to play in different keys

the act of adjusting an organ pipe (or wind instrument) so that it conforms to the standards of tone and pitch and color

a vector that is the product of two other vectors

a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system

a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating

a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors

a vector that is the product of two other vectors

the alignment of the wheels of a motor vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top