Outline of metrology and measurement
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The following is a topical outline of the English language Wikipedia articles on the topic of metrology and measurement. Metrology is the science of measurement and its application.[1]
Main articles[edit]
Metrology overviews[edit]
- Dimensional metrology
- Forensic metrology
- Historical metrology
- Smart Metrology
- Time metrology
- Quantum metrology
History[edit]
Concepts[edit]
Geodesy[edit]
- Geodesy - the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D.
- List of geodesists
- History of geodesy
- Physical geodesy
- International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics
- International Association of Geodesy
Systems and units[edit]
Systems of measurement[edit]
Systems of units[edit]
Scales[edit]
Units[edit]
General Lists
Lists by type
- Acceleration
- Amount of substance
- Amount
- Angle
- Area
- Astronomical
- Catalytic
- Chemical measurement
- Density
- Dynamic Viscosity
- Electric current
- Electric charge
- Electromagnetism
- Energy
- Flow
- Force
- Angular velocity
- Frequency
- Illuminance
- Information
- Length
- Level
- Luminance
- Photometry
- Luminous energy
- Luminous exposure
- Luminous flux
- Luminous intensity
- Mass
- Meteorology measurement
- Navigation
- Non-SI metric units
- Optics
- Power
- Pressure
- Purity
- Quality
- Radiation dose
- Radiation
- Rate
- Sound
- Surveying
- Temperature
- Time
- Torque
- Velocity
- Volume
Organizations[edit]
- International Bureau of Weights and Measures
- International Organization of Legal Metrology
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality
- National Physical Laboratory
- NCSL International
- Norwegian Metrology Service
Instruments and devices[edit]
- Coordinate-measuring machine
- Cylindrical coordinate measuring machine
- Universal measuring machine
- Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems
Standards[edit]
- ISO 16610
- ISO 25178
- Josephson voltage standard
- Metre Convention
- Unified Code for Units of Measure
- International prototype metre
- International Prototype of the Kilogram
Lists[edit]
- List of humorous units of measurement
- List of unusual units of measurement
- List of obsolete units of measurement
- List of measuring instruments
- List of nautical units of measurement
- List of scientific units named after people
- List of international units
- List of SI electromagnetism units
Timelines[edit]
Journals[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
Books
- Salkind, N. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (3 volumes). SAGE Publications.[2][3]
Articles
Notes[edit]
Citations[edit]
- ^ "Metrology". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ Marty, Roger H. (2007). "Review of Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics, Volumes 1-3". The Mathematics Teacher. 101 (4): 318. ISSN 0025-5769. JSTOR 20876120.
- ^ Parsons, Sara (2007). "Review of Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics". Reference & User Services Quarterly. 46 (4): 87. doi:10.5860/rusq.46.4.4105. ISSN 1094-9054. JSTOR 20864762.
External links[edit]
- "Metrology". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.