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metrology

metrology

1 7.4
The study of how to measure things exactly for science and industry
  • noun
  • /məˈtrɑlədʒi/
  • Specialized
translation icon : metrología
  • The engineer used advanced metrology techniques to ensure accurate measurements during the experiment.
  • precision metrology
  • metrology applications
  • metrology tools

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Examples

  • A worldwide leader in metrology tools and process equipment will exhibit Digital Instruments Atomic Force/Scanning Probe Microscopes and Veeco Surface Profilers.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Michael Moldover is a NIST Fellow and the leader of NIST's Fluid Metrology Group.

    Academic text (2009)

  • And pretty much everything which precision metrology can provide is being implemented for that purpose.

    MIT OpenCourseWare

  • John Wright is a project leader in the Fluid Metrology Group at NIST.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Quality control and metrology can be performed immediately during or after patterning, ensuring very short turnaround times.

    Blog text (7)

  • Many of the techniques Duffie has developed on control systems for manufacturing processes, robotics, and metrology are in use in industry today.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Once a reticle has been fabricated, it can be measured for accuracy on a metrology tool.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The hydrogen system also lends itself to high-resolution spectroscopy, with possible applications to metrology.

    Academic text (1998)

  • After exposure, the resulting placement of the features on wafers was measured with a NIKON 3i metrology tool.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The Combo pairs the portable metrology standard, the FaroArm, with the latest innovation in laser measurement, the Faro Tracker, according to the company.

    Academic text (2003)

How Precise

metrology
  • Specialized
1 7.4
micrometry
  • Specialized
9.5
to caliper
  • Specialized
7.2
foot rule
1 2.0
estimation
15 3.4

Surface Forms

metrology singular
metrologies plural

Morphology

metrology = metr + ology

The meaning is broadly compositional from the classical root metr- 'measure' plus -ology 'study of', but the form is technical and not fully obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

The word metrology comes from Greek parts metro- ('measure') and -logy ('study'), the same metro- you see in meter and thermometer. So metrology is the study of measurement, which explains why it is the science of exact measuring used in labs and industry.