actual measurement
31accm — , acfm, acfh, acfd, acim (etc.) symbols for actual cubic centimeters per minute , actual cubic feet per minute , actual cubic feet per hour , actual cubic feet per day , and actual cubic inches per minute. Many similar abbreviations are in… …
32dB FS — abbreviation for decibels full scale, a unit of power as measured by a digital device. A digital measurement has a maximum value M depending on the number of bits used. If the actual power measurement is p, the dB FS value displayed is… …
33fall — 1. a traditional unit of distance equal to 6 ells. The fall was used in land measurement somewhat like the rod1. Measurements in rods were often made with an actual wood pole, while measurements in falls were often made with a rope 6 ells… …
34phon — a logarithmic measure of sound loudness closely related to the decibel. Decibels are used for objective measurements, that is, they measure the actual pressure of the sound waves as recorded using a microphone. Phons are used for subjective …
35ton — 1. (tn or T or t) a traditional unit of weight equal to 20 hundredweight. In the United States and Canada, there are 100 pounds in the hundredweight and exactly 2000 pounds (907.185 kilograms) in the ton. In Britain, there are 112 pounds …
36degree Plato — (°P) a unit measuring sugar content, especially of the wort, the unfermented liquour from which beer is made. Named for a German chemist, one degree Plato represents a sugar content equivalent to 1% sucrose by weight. Not all the sugar in a… …
37foot — (ft or ) a traditional unit of distance. Almost every culture has used the human foot as a unit of measurement. The natural foot (pes naturalis in Latin), an ancient unit based on the length of actual feet, is about 25 centimeters (9.8 inches) …
38grd — grade1, gradian, or gon (g or gr or grd) a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad …
39grad — grade1, gradian, or gon (g or gr or grd) a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad …
40grade — 1. a unit of angle measurement equal to 1/400 circle, 0.01 right angle, 0.9°, or 54 . This unit was introduced in France, where it is called the grade, in the early years of the metric system. The grad is the English version, apparently… …
