metrology
noun
me·trol·o·gy
me-ˈträ-lə-jē 
1
: the science of weights and measures or of measurement
2
: a system of weights and measures
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Omega, in conjunction with the Swiss institute of metrology, METAS, a government body, certifies the watch to Master Chronometer levels, stipulating daily accuracy of -0/+5 seconds and a resistance to magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss, among other criteria.
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Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
For the all-important lithography machines, used for printing patterns on silicon wafers, and metrology equipment, used for quality control in a production process that demands hundreds of steps, Chinese firms rely overwhelmingly on imports from Japan, the United States, and Europe.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
This act of metrology will allow precise tracking of the relative position and orientation of the two spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
This is particularly useful in low-light conditions, says Chun-Yuan (Robert) Wang, section manager of optics and metrology development at VisEra Tech.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
Electrical quantum metrology is likely to be the first practical application of the QAH effect, agrees Charles Gould, a professor of experimental physics at the University of Würzburg, in Germany.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2023
During the French Revolution, metrology took on newly political dimensions.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2023
The contract will advance the program’s scientific practices in analytical chemistry, genetics, genomics, reproduction, veterinary and sports medicine, olfactory neuroscience, behavior and cognition, metrology and engineering for detection canine sciences.
—Derenn Hollman, al, 25 Mar. 2022
This industry is developing technologies, devices and services based on quantum cryptography, quantum metrology, quantum computing and other properties of the quantum world.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2021
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Chris Hall, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
For the all-important lithography machines, used for printing patterns on silicon wafers, and metrology equipment, used for quality control in a production process that demands hundreds of steps, Chinese firms rely overwhelmingly on imports from Japan, the United States, and Europe.
—Dan Wang, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023
This act of metrology will allow precise tracking of the relative position and orientation of the two spacecraft.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Apr. 2024
This is particularly useful in low-light conditions, says Chun-Yuan (Robert) Wang, section manager of optics and metrology development at VisEra Tech.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
Electrical quantum metrology is likely to be the first practical application of the QAH effect, agrees Charles Gould, a professor of experimental physics at the University of Würzburg, in Germany.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2023
During the French Revolution, metrology took on newly political dimensions.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2023
The contract will advance the program’s scientific practices in analytical chemistry, genetics, genomics, reproduction, veterinary and sports medicine, olfactory neuroscience, behavior and cognition, metrology and engineering for detection canine sciences.
—Derenn Hollman, al, 25 Mar. 2022
This industry is developing technologies, devices and services based on quantum cryptography, quantum metrology, quantum computing and other properties of the quantum world.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2021
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metrology
noun
me·trol·o·gy
me-ˈträl-ə-jē
plural metrologies
1
: the science of weights and measures or of measurement
2
: a system of weights and measures
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