activity - any specific activity; "they avoided all recreational activity"

quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis - chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

actinometry - measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)

algometry - measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

anemography - recording anemometrical measurements

anemometry - measuring wind speed and direction

angulation - the precise measurement of angles

anthropometry - measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities

arterial blood gases - measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases

audiometry - measuring sensitivity of hearing

bathymetry, plumbing - measuring the depths of the oceans

calorimetry - measurement of quantities of heat

densitometry - measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission

dosimetry - measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

fetometry, foetometry - measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)

gravimetry, hydrometry - the measurement of specific gravity

hypsometry, hypsography - measurement of the elevation of land above sea level

mental measurement - a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions

observation - the act of making and recording a measurement

pelvimetry - measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)

photometry - measurement of the proterties of light (especially luminous intensity)

quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

radioactive dating - measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object

meter reading, reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

sampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

sounding - the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

sound ranging - locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

scaling - act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale

spirometery - the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

surveying - the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

telemetry - automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

thermometry - the measurement of temperature

thermogravimetry - the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances

viscometry - the measurement of viscosity