(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…
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the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calibration"
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the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.(physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science.(physics) a secondary influence on a system that causes it to deviate slightly
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Environmental science.the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; "a kilogram is approximately 2.2 pounds"
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument; "the thermometer needed calib…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and tim…
Used in the same subject area: Physics, Physical measurement.a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
Used in the same subject area: Environmental science, Conservation and biodiversity.
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the act of adjusting something to match a standard
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed together at one end, and opening to any angle, for adjusting the surfaces of wo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction. See Brake, n. 9 & 10.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigra…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; compar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a standard liquid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing, and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.the act of examining resemblances; "they made a comparison of noise levels"; "the fractions selected for comparison must require pupil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared; as, to bring a thi…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.The group used as a baseline for judging what changed because of the intervention.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical or other instrument, as on a thermometer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: checking, adjusting, comparison, standard, accuracy.
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