metrology
noun [ U ] science specialized uk/mɪˈtrɒl.ə.dʒi/ us/məˈtrɑː.lə.dʒi/
度量衡学;计量学
the scientific study of measurement
He became involved in exact measurement and the establishment of standards in metrology. 他开始参与准确测量和建立计量学标准。
The company is the third largest US supplier of metrology equipment. 这家公司是第三大计量设备供应商。
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- These systems have many specialized applications, including inspection, analysis, and metrology.
- Once a year, Lottery officials haul four black attache cases, each containing 42 balls, over to the Colorado Department of Agriculture's measurement standards metrology lab for a weigh-in.
- In what he called "a triumph of metrology," Dr Riess announced that he and his comrade had used the Hubble Space Telescope to make the newest and most precise measurement yet of this parameter.