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2. Weighing scale - Wikipedia

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   Balance scale set, with weights Scales used to measure the weight of fruit in a supermarket Weighing scale in use in Tokyo Digital kitchen scale, a strain gauge scale Weighing scale for a baby includes a ruler for height measurement. A scale or balance is a device used to measure weight or mass. These are also known as mass scales, weight ...

3. List of measuring instruments - Wikipedia

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   A measuring cup, a common instrument used to measure volume. Buoyant weight (solids) Eudiometer, pneumatic trough (gases) Flow measurement devices (liquids) Graduated cylinder (liquids) Measuring cup (grained solids, liquids) Overflow trough (solids) Pipette (liquids) If the mass density of a solid is known, weighing allows to calculate the volume.

4. Metrology - Wikipedia

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   Metrology is the scientific study of measurement. [1] It establishes a common understanding of units, crucial in linking human activities. [2] Modern metrology has its roots in the French Revolution 's political motivation to standardise units in France when a length standard taken from a natural source was proposed.

5. Metric system - Wikipedia

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   Metric system. A kilogram mass and three metric measuring devices: a tape measure in centimetres, a thermometer in degrees Celsius, and a multimeter that measures potential in volts, current in amperes and resistance in ohms. The metric system is a decimal -based system of measurement. The current international standard for the metric system is ...

6. Triple beam balance - Wikipedia

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   The triple beam balance is an instrument used to measure weight or mass very precisely. [1] Such devices ... The triple beam balance can be used to measure mass ...

7. Weigh in motion - Wikipedia

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   Weigh-in-motion or weighing-in-motion (WIM) devices are designed to capture and record the axle weights and gross vehicle weights as vehicles drive over a measurement site. Unlike static scales, WIM systems are capable of measuring vehicles traveling at a reduced or normal traffic speed and do not require the vehicle to come to a stop.