weight measurement
collocation in Englishmeaningsofweightandmeasurement
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weight
noun
uk/weɪt/us/weɪt/
the amount that something or ...
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measurement
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ.mənt/
the act or process ...
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(Definition ofweightandmeasurementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofweight measurement
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After dryweightmeasurement, roots, stem and foliage of each plant were ground in a stainless steel ball-mill.
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This finding suggests that the difference in positioning of the peak is not caused by the difference in bodyweightmeasurement.
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The reduction in mean body weights were also associated with a reduction in the variance of the bodyweightmeasurement.
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In theweightmeasurementmodel, the elements in the mathematical relational structure are single numbers, the numerical values of weights.
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On the day when theweightmeasurementwas taken, information on the prevalence of diarrhoea during the previous 2 weeks was also collected.
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The supervisor re-interviewed 5% of mothers about accuracy on the prevalence of diarrhoea among their children in the 2 weeks prior to the date ofweightmeasurementtaken by interviewers.
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Very often open containers are used with a capacity measurement as opposed to aweightmeasurement—half a dry pint or a dry quart.
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Some older machines may pause the weigh bed belt before taking theweightmeasurement.
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This suggests that the unit ofweightmeasurement, the long ton (1,016 kg or 2,240 lb), and tonnage share the same etymology.
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However, it has been shown that their weights vary so considerably that mathematically they could not be considered part of a system ofweightmeasurement.
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On average, there were 3-4 weight measurements taken for each animal prior to the commencement of experimental feeding available for each animal.
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At heading or flowering, a 1 m row of plants (2 m in 1999/2000) was harvested for dry weight measurements.
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The weight measurements ended because the scale broke.
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Weight measurements were taken every 5 minutes for the first hour to establish the evaporation rate.
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Growth between body weight measurements was also calculated.
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