distance measuring unit
1Distance measuring equipment — D VOR/DME ground station DME by itself Distance measuring equipment (DME) is a t …
2Measuring instrument — Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea …
3unit of length — unit for measuring distance …
4Unit of length — A unit of length is a way of measuring length or distance.Common units of length in the International System of Units (SI) are: * metre and its multiples, such as centimetre or kilometre Non SI units of length include: * fermi (fm) (= 1… …
5measuring — meas·ur·ing || meÊ’É™rɪŋ n. taking of dimensions meas·ure || meÊ’É™(r) n. action, step; unit of size or capacity; criterion; device for measuring; amount, degree, extent; system of measuring; meter, cadence; legislative bill or act;… …
6unit magnetic pole — a CGS unit measuring the strength of a magnetic pole. A unit magnetic pole repels an identical pole at a distance of one centimeter in a vacuum with a force of one dyne. The unit magnetic pole equals about 125.6637 nanowebers (nWb) or 12.566… …
7unit (magnetic) pole — a CGS unit measuring the strength of a magnetic pole. A unit magnetic pole repels an identical pole at a distance of one centimeter in a vacuum with a force of one dyne. The unit magnetic pole equals about 125.6637 nanowebers (nWb) or 12.566… …
8Astronomical unit — This article is about unit of length. For the full system of units, see Astronomical system of units. 1 astronomical unit = SI units 149.60×10^6 km 149.60×10^9 m Astronomical units 4.8481 …
9Cosmic distance ladder — * Light green boxes: Technique applicable to star forming galaxies. * Light blue boxes: Technique applicable to Population II galaxies. * Light Purple boxes: Geometric distance technique. * Light Red box: The planetary nebula luminosity function… …
10Chain (unit) — 1 chain = SI units 20.11680 m 2,011.680 cm US customary / Imperial units 22.00000 yd 66.00000 ft A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links …
