#measurement__measuring__measure__mensuration the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
supertype: #activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
subtype: #quantitative_analysis__quantitative_chemical_analysis chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance
subtype: #colorimetry__colorimetric_analysis quantitative chemical analysis by color using a colorimeter
subtype: #volumetric_analysis quantitative analysis by the use of definite volumes of standard solutions or reagents
subtype: #acidimetry volumetric analysis using standard solutions of acids to measure the amount of a base present
subtype: #alkalimetry volumetric analysis using standard solutions of alkali to measure the amount of acid present
subtype: #titration a measured amount of a solution of unknown concentration is added to a known volume of a second solution until the reaction between them is just complete; the concentration of the unknown solution (the titer) can them be calculated
subtype: #volumetric_analysis.quantitative_analysis__volumetricanalysi determination of the volume of gases (or changes in their volume) during combination
subtype: #gravimetric_analysis quantitative analysis by weight
subtype: #actinometry measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)
subtype: #algometry measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure
subtype: #anemography recording anemometrical measurements
subtype: #anemometry measuring wind speed and direction
subtype: #angulation.measurement the precise measurement of angles
subtype: #anthropometry measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
subtype: #arterial_blood_gases measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases
subtype: #audiometry measuring sensitivity of hearing
subtype: #bathymetry__plumbing measuring the depths of the oceans
subtype: #calorimetry measurement of quantities of heat
subtype: #densitometry measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission
subtype: #dosimetry measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source
subtype: #fetometry__foetometry measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)
subtype: #hydrometry__gravimetry the measurement of specific gravity
subtype: #hypsometry__hypsography measurement of the elevation of land above sea level
subtype: #mental_measurement a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions
subtype: #psychometric_test__test__mental_test__mental_testing any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude etc; "the test was standardized on a large sample of students"
subtype: #intelligence_test__IQ_test a psychometric test of intelligence; "they used to think that intelligence is what an intelligence test tests"
subtype: #Binet-Simon_scale the first intelligence test
instance: #Stanford-Binet_test
subtype: #personality_test__personalitytest any test that is intended to assess personality
subtype: #projective_test__projective_device__projective_technique any personality test designed to yield information about someone's personality on the basis of their unrestricted response to ambiguous objects or situations
subtype: #Rorschach_test__Rorschach__inkblot_test__inkblottest a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots; subjects state what they see in the inkblot
subtype: #Thematic_Apperception_Test__TAT a projective technique using black-and-white pictures; subjects tell a story about each picture
subtype: #sub-test__subtest one of a battery of related tests
subtype: #observation the act of making and recording a measurement
subtype: #radio_observation__radioobservation an observation made with a radio telescope
subtype: #pelvimetry measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)
subtype: #quantification the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something
subtype: #gradation__graduation the act of arranging in grades
subtype: #blending__shading a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
subtype: #radioactive_dating__radioactivedating measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object
subtype: #meter_reading__meterreading__reading the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"
subtype: #sampling.measurement (telecommunications) measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)
subtype: #sounding the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
subtype: #sound_ranging__soundranging locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions
subtype: #scaling.measurement act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
subtype: #scalage the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension
subtype: #spirometery the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity
subtype: #surveying the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"
subtype: #triangulation a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated
subtype: #telemetry automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means
subtype: #thermometry the measurement of temperature
subtype: #viscometry the measurement of viscosity
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