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metering

metering

2 4.0
Measuring, recording and controlling how much water, gas or electricity people use
  • noun
  • /ˈmiːtərɪŋ/
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  • The metering of water usage in our home has helped us reduce our monthly bills.
  • charge-metering
  • metering circuits
  • direct metering

Now what is important is the metering of, of this, this fluid into the chamber.

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Examples

  • As the cost of direct metering comes down, this approach will become increasingly attractive.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The double diaphragm metering pump is designed for the water and wastewater industries.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The use of direct metering information is one possible method of improving this situation.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The efficiency gains relative to the base of no metering are presented in Figure 1.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Transfer pump is designed for fluid metering and transfer applications.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Consequently, we need to consider an appropriate method of incorporating direct metering data into the CDA framework.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Costs would be incurred to facilitate more adequate metering, communications, and consumer education.

    Academic text (1990)

  • CTI and technology center engineers and scientists reduced the feed rate by developing a metering device mounted inside the hopper.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The LD2 compact metering pump has been developed for the metering of clean or slightly contaminated fluids.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Accurate metering of electricity is essential for ensuring that consumers are billed correctly.

Synonyms

measurement
vsmetering
183 1.9

Finding how big, how much, or how strong something is by using numbers

is concerned also with recording and controlling amounts of resources
measuring
vsmetering
20 2.2

Finding the size or amount of something using a tool

adds practical control and flow management to numeric assignment
meter reading
vsmetering
2.8

Measuring and writing down the number shown on a meter

is a broader process that also controls resource flow and records use
quantitation
vsmetering
  • Specialized
7.8

To measure how much of something there is

covers everyday resource amount handling, recording, and control beyond science

How Controlled

metered
1 4.2
metering
2 4.0
unmetered
  • Specialized
5.5

Surface Forms

metering singular
meterings plural

Morphology

metering = meter (transparent) = meter + ing

This is a regular nominalization from the verb 'meter', so the meaning 'measuring or controlling with a meter' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Metering comes from an old Greek root metron meaning 'measure', and you see the same idea in words like meter and speedometer. So metering is the act of measuring or controlling how much water, gas, or electricity is used.