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metric system: a decimal system of weights and measures based on the meter and the kilogram and the second

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measuring collapse

PA collapse

public address system collapse: an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

PA system collapse

record changer collapse: an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention

tape recorder collapse: a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape

record player collapse: machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

intercom collapse

jukebox collapse: a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin

stylus collapse: a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving; "he drew the design on the stencil with a steel stylus"; a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

monaural system collapse

stereo collapse: reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound; two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

mono collapse: designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel

bitch box collapse

squawk box collapse: the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

sound truck collapse: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising

turntable collapse: a circular horizontal platform that rotates a phonograph record while it is being played; a rotatable platform with a track; used to turn locomotives and cars; a revolving tray placed on a dining table

Gramophone collapse: an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

phonograph collapse

Victrola collapse: a brand of gramophone

quantification collapse: the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something; a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')

hi fi collapse

nickelodeon collapse

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

mensuration collapse

solar plexus collapse: a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach

nervous system collapse: the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells

spinal cord collapse: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region

neuron collapse

synapse collapse: the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

gauging collapse

surveying collapse: 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"

algorithm collapse: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

ganglion collapse: an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

instrumentation collapse: the act of providing or using the instruments needed for some implementation; the instruments called for in a musical score or arrangement for a band or orchestra

triangulation collapse: a method of surveying; the area is divided into triangles and the length of one side and its angles with the other two are measured, then the lengths of the other sides can be calculated; a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

appraisal collapse: the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

computation collapse

colonization collapse: the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies; "the British colonization of America"

evaluation collapse: act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of; an appraisal of the value of something; "he set a high valuation on friendship"

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