speed measurement
11speed — I UK [spiːd] / US [spɪd] noun Word forms speed : singular speed plural speeds *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the rate at which someone or something moves speed of: The device measures the speed and direction of the wind. top speed (= the fastest… …
12measurement — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Determination of size Nouns 1. measurement, measure, admeasurement, mensuration, survey, valuation, appraisement, appraisal, metage, assessment, determination, assize, estimate, estimation; dead… …
13measurement — [ˈmeʒəmənt] noun 1) [C] the exact size, amount, speed, or rate of something, expressed in standard units They took measurements of noise levels inside the building.[/ex] 2) [U] the process of measuring something …
14One-way speed of light — The one way speed of light from a source to a detector, cannot be measured independently of a convention as to how to synchronize the clocks at the source and the detector. What can however be experimentally measured is the round trip speed (or… …
15European units of measurement directives — European Union directive: Directive 71/354/EEC Units of Measure Directive Made by European Council Made under Art. 100 …
16Road speed limit enforcement in Australia — constitutes the actions taken by the authorities to force road users to comply with the speed limits in force on Australia s roads. Speed limit enforcement equipment such as speed cameras and other technologies such as radar and LIDAR are widely… …
17Film speed — is the measure of a photographic film s sensitivity to light, determined by sensitometry and measured on various numerical scales, the most recent being the ISO system. A closely related ISO system is used to measure the sensitivity of digital… …
18Flow measurement — is the quantification of bulk fluid movement. Flow can be measured in a variety of ways. Positive displacement flow meters acumulate a fixed volume of fluid and then count the number of times the volume is filled to measure flow. Other flow… …
19List of unusual units of measurement — For units of measure primarily used in countries where English is not the main language, see the article specific to that country, a list of which can be found in the systems of measurement article. An unusual unit of measurement is a unit of… …
20Systems of measurement — A system of measurement is a set of units which can be used to specify anything which can be measured and were historically important, regulated and defined because of trade and internal commerce. Scientifically, when later analyzed, some… …
