Measuring -
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
angulation the act of making angulate (having corners)
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
observation the act of observing; taking a patient look
pelvimetry measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)
photometry measurement of the properties 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 (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study
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
spirometry 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
