Outline of metrology and measurement

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

• Metrology
• Measurement

Metrology overviews

• Dimensional metrology
• Forensic metrology
• Historical metrology
• Smart Metrology
• Time metrology
• Quantum metrology

History

• History of measurement
• History of the metre

Concepts

• Quantification (science)
• Standard (metrology)
• Weights and measures
• Unit of measurement

Geodesy

• 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

• Unit of measurement
• System of measurement

Systems of measurement

• System of measurement
• Metric system
• Unit prefixes
• Metric prefixes
• Orders of magnitude

Systems of units

• Centimetre–gram–second system of units

Scales

• Scale of temperature
• Conversion of scales of temperature

• Celsius
• Delisle scale
• Fahrenheit
• Gas mark
• Kelvin
• Leiden scale
• Newton scale
• Rankine scale
• Réaumur scale
• Rømer scale
• Wedgwood scale

Units

• Unit of measurement
• Base unit of measurement
• Natural units
• Dimensionless quantity

General Lists

• Dimensionless units
• Lists of units of measurement
• Units of measurement by country
• Units of measurement by region
• Customary units of measurement
• Obsolete units of measurement
• Equivalent units
• Metricated units

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

• 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

Main article: List of measuring instruments

• Coordinate-measuring machine
• Cylindrical coordinate measuring machine
• Universal measuring machine
• Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems

Standards

• ISO 16610
• ISO 25178
• Josephson voltage standard
• Metre Convention
• Unified Code for Units of Measure
• International prototype metre
• International Prototype of the Kilogram

Lists

• 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

• Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology
• Timeline of time measurement technology

Journals

• Measurement
• Metrologia

See also

• Outline of the metric system

References

Bibliography

Books

• Salkind, N. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (3 volumes). SAGE Publications. ^{[2] [3]}

Articles

Citations

1. "Metrology". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
2. 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.
3. 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

• "Metrology". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.