The following is a topical outline of the English language Wikipedia articles on the topic of metrology and measurement. Metrology is the science of measurement and its application.
Main articles Metrology Measurement
Metrology overviews Dimensional metrology Forensic metrology Historical metrology Smart Metrology Time metrology Quantum metrology
History History of measurement History of the metre
Concepts Quantification (science) Standard (metrology) Weights and measures Unit of measurement
Geodesy Geodesy - the science of measuring and representing the geometry, gravity, and spatial orientation of the Earth in temporally varying 3D. List of geodesists History of geodesy Physical geodesy International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics International Association of Geodesy
Systems and units Unit of measurement System of measurement
Systems of measurement System of measurement Metric system Unit prefixes Metric prefixes Orders of magnitude
Systems of units Centimetre–gram–second system of units
Scales Scale of temperature Conversion of scales of temperature
Units Unit of measurement Base unit of measurement Natural units Dimensionless quantity General Lists
Lists by type
Organizations International Bureau of Weights and Measures International Organization of Legal Metrology National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Metrology Standardization and Industrial Quality National Physical Laboratory NCSL International Norwegian Metrology Service
Instruments and devices
Coordinate-measuring machine Cylindrical coordinate measuring machine Universal measuring machine Pratt & Whitney Measurement Systems
Standards ISO 16610 ISO 25178 Josephson voltage standard Metre Convention Unified Code for Units of Measure International prototype metre International Prototype of the Kilogram
Lists List of humorous units of measurement List of unusual units of measurement List of obsolete units of measurement List of measuring instruments List of nautical units of measurement List of scientific units named after people List of international units List of SI electromagnetism units
Timelines Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology Timeline of time measurement technology
Journals Measurement Metrologia
See also Outline of the metric system
References
Bibliography Books
Salkind, N. J. (2006). Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics (3 volumes). SAGE Publications. Articles
Notes
Citations
External links "Metrology". National Institute of Standards and Technology. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2024.