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hygrometer collapse: measuring instrument for measuring the relative humidity of the atmosphere

yardstick collapse: a ruler or tape that is three feet long; a measure or standard used for comparison; "on what kind of yardstick is he basing his judgment?"

readout collapse: an electronic device the displays information is a visual form; the information displayed or recorded on an electronic device; the output of a computer in readable form

trial balloon collapse: a balloon sent up to test air currents; a test of public opinion

glass collapse: a container for holding liquids while drinking; glassware collectively; "She collected old glass"; the quantity a glass will hold; a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure; put in a glass container; enclose with glass; "glass in a porch"; scan (game in the forest) with binoculars; furnish with glass; "glass the windows"

parameter collapse: a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves; a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data; any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance

straw vote collapse: an unofficial vote taken to determine opinion on some issue

random sample collapse: a sample grabbed at random; a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

omen collapse: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"

direction finder collapse: radio; determines the direction of incoming radio waves

sample collapse: a small part of something intended as representative of the whole; all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class; take a sample of; "Try these new crackers"; "Sample the regional dishes"

red flag collapse: something that irritates or demands immediate action; "doing that is like waving a red flag in front of a bull"; the emblem of socialist revolution; a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"

high sign collapse: a silent signal of warning or recognition; "she started to speak but he gave her the high sign"

norm collapse: a standard or model or pattern regarded as typical; "the current middle-class norm of two children per family"

stormy petrel collapse: sooty black petrel with white markings; of the northern Atlantic and Mediterranean

degree collapse: a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality; "a moderate grade of intelligence"; "a high level of care is required"; "it is all a matter of degree"; the seriousness of something (e.g., a burn or crime); "murder in the second degree"; "a second degree burn"; the highest power of a term or variable; a measure for arcs and angles; "there are 360 degrees in a circle"; a unit of temperature on a specified scale; "the game was played in spite of the 40-degree temperature"; a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"

gauge collapse: a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; the thickness of wire; the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train; accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared; mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"; adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"; measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"; determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"; rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"

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