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term | definition |
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accuracy | the quality or state of being correct or precise. |
calibration | the action or process of calibrating an instrument or experimental readings. |
graduated cylinder | A graduated cylinder, measuring cylinder or mixing cylinder is a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of a liquid. |
International system of measurement | the modern form of the metric system and is the world's most widely used system of measurement, used in both everyday commerce and science. |
liquid | Liquid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, gas, and plasma), and is the only state with a definite volume but no fixed shape. A liquid is made up of tiny vibrating particles of matter, such as atoms, held together by i |
mass | mass is a property of a physical body which determines the body's resistance to being accelerated by a force and the strength of its mutual gravitational attraction |
matter | physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy. |
meniscus | the curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube. |
newton | the SI unit of force. It is equal to the force that would give a mass of one kilogram an acceleration of one meter per second per second, and is equivalent to 100,000 dynes. |
precision | the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. |
Triple Beam Balance | The Triple Beam Balance is a typical mechanical balance. It has a beam which is supported by a fulcrum. On one side is a pan on which the object is placed. On the other side, the beam is split into three parallel beams , each supporting one weight. |
unit | a quantity chosen as a standard in terms of which other quantities may be expressed. |
volume | Volume is the quantity of three-dimensional space enclosed by some closed boundary, for example, the space that a substance (solid, liquid, gas, or plasma) or shape occupies or contains. Volume is often quantified numerically using the SI derived unit, th |
weight | hold (something) down by placing a heavy object on top of it. |