measurement measuring measure mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
mental measurement | a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions |
exhaust exhaust system | system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
exhaust fan | a fan that moves air out of an enclosure |
exhaust manifold | a manifold that receives exhaust gases from the cylinders and conducts them to the exhaust pipe |
exhaust pipe | a pipe through which burned gases travel from the exhaust manifold to the muffler |
exhaust valve | a valve through which burned gases from a cylinder escape into the exhaust manifold |
hood exhaust hood | metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes |
system of measurement metric | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic |
unit of measurement unit | any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange, the dollar is the United States unit of currency, a unit of wheat is a bushel, change per unit volume |
scale scale of measurement graduated table ordered series | an ordered reference standard, judging on a scale of to |
gauge standard of measurement | accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared |
exhaust exhaust fumes fumes | gases ejected from an engine as waste products |
exhaust wash up beat tucker tucker out | wear out completely, This kind of work exhausts me, I'm beat, He was all washed up after the exam |
exhaust discharge expel eject release | eliminate (a substance), combustion products are exhausted in the engine, the plant releases a gas |
exhaust | use up the whole supply of, We have exhausted the food supplies |
consume eat up use up eat d deplete exhaust run through wipe out | use up (resources or materials), this car consumes a lot of gas, We exhausted our savings, They run through bottles of wine a week |
run down exhaust play out sap tire | deplete, exhaust one's savings, We quickly played out our strength |