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  2. List of measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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    Brannock Device: measuring shoe size breathalyzer: breath alcohol content caliper: length calorimeter: heat of chemical reactions cathetometer: vertical distances ceilometer: height of a cloud base chronometer or clock: time clap-o-meter: volume of applause compass: direction of North Coulombmeter: electrostatic charge of a material colorimeter ...

  3. List of drill and tap sizes - Wikipedia

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    Example (metric, coarse): For M7.0×1.0 (an intended screw with a diameter of 7.0 mm and a pitch of 1 mm between each thread, which is considered coarse), 7.0 mm × 0.85 = 5.95 mm. The drill sizes that are near this are 15 ⁄ 64 in (85%), 6.0 mm (85.7%), and 6.1 mm (87.1%); any of these will work well. Example (metric, fine): For M7.0×0.5, 7. ...

  4. Dimensional metrology - Wikipedia

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    Standardized measurements are essential to technological advancement, and early measurement tools have been found dating back to the dawn of human civilization. [1] Early Mesopotamian and Egyptian metrologists created a set of measurement standards based on body parts known as anthropic units. These ancient systems of measurements utilized ...

  5. Extensometer - Wikipedia

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    In addition these devices can remain on the specimen until failure and measure very high extensions (up to 1000 mm) without losing any accuracy. These devices typically have resolutions of 0.3 μm or better (the highest quality devices can read values as low as 0.02 μm) and have sufficient measurement accuracy to meet class 1 and 0.5 of ISO 9513.

  6. Ruler - Wikipedia

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    A variety of rulers A carpenter's rule Retractable flexible rule or tape measure A closeup of a steel ruler A ruler in combination with a letter scale. A ruler, sometimes called a rule, scale or a line gauge or metre/meter stick, is an instrument used to make length measurements, whereby a length is read from a series of markings called "rules" along an edge of the device. [1]

  7. Length measurement - Wikipedia

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    Length measurement, distance measurement, or range measurement (ranging) all refer to the many ways in which length, distance, or range can be measured. The most commonly used approaches are the rulers, followed by transit-time methods and the interferometer methods based upon the speed of light .

  8. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    A ruler, depicting two customary units of length, the centimeter and the inch. A unit of length refers to any arbitrarily chosen and accepted reference standard for measurement of length. The most common units in modern use are the metric units, used in every country globally.

  9. Universal measuring machine - Wikipedia

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    Universal measuring machines (UMM) are measurement devices used for objects in which geometric relationships are the most critical element, with dimensions specified from geometric locations (see GD&T) rather than absolute coordinates. [1] The very first uses for these machines was the inspection of gauges and parts produced by jig grinding. [1]