Term | Definition |
accuracy | the degree to which the result of a measurement, calculation, or specification conforms to the correct value or a standard. |
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. Graduated cylinders are generally more accurate and precise than laboratory flasks and beakers. |
International System of Measurement | International System of Units (SI), French Système Internationale d'Unités, international decimal system of weights and measures derived from and extending the metric system of units. |
liquid | having a consistency like that of water or oil, i.e., flowing freely but of constant volume. |
mass | a coherent, typically large body of matter with no definite shape. |
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-a unit of measurement | The SI derived unit used to measure force |
precision | the quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. |
triple beam balance | 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 | the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, or that is enclosed within a container, especially when great. |
weight | mass or the quantity of matter contained by it, giving rise to a downward force; the heaviness of a person or thing. |