The institution has a department that makes official weights and measures such as metric weights, capacity, and linear measures for state governments, laboratories and the Bureau of Indian Standards.
12.
In astrophotography, the aperture may be given as a linear measure ( for example in inches or mm ) or as the dimensionless ratio between that measure and the focal length.
13.
The output signals of the sensors are mixed in a dedicated electronics module that provides an output voltage whose magnitude is a direct linear measure of the quantity to be measured.
14.
The output signals of the sensors are mixed in a dedicated electronics module that provides a single output voltage whose magnitude is a direct linear measure of the quantity to be measured.
15.
Units of measure are not limited to physical categories . Examples of physical categories are : linear measure, area, volume, mass, velocity, time duration . Examples of non-physical categories are : currency, quality indicator, colour intensity.
16.
Like the more common cent, the millioctave is a linear measure of intervals, and thus the size of intervals can be calculated by adding their millioctave values, instead of multiplication, which is necessary for calculations of frequencies.
17.
This change, which amounted to a few parts per million, had little effect in the United Kingdom, but resulted in the United States having two slightly different systems of linear measure the international system, and the surveyors system.
18.
Darton believes the oldest measurement in the book is " parasanges, " also known as " parasang " and " farsang, " a linear measure of about four miles ( 6.4 kilometers ) used 4, 000 years ago in Babylon.
19.
Darton believes the oldest measurement in the book is " parasanges, " also known as " parasang " and " farsang, " a linear measure of about four miles ( 6 . 4 kilometers ) used 4, 000 years ago in Babylon.
20.
The units of linear measure have changed the least the yard ( which replaced the ell ) and the apothecaries'pound, ( also 5760 grains ) was used by pharmacists and the avoirdupois pound ( 7000 grains ) was used for general purposes.
