Newtonian acceleration is understood in absolute space as the rate of change of absolute velocity, and is, according to Newtonian mechanics, in general measurable; for instance by measuring the height that the water ascends the sides of the bucket.
After physically measuring the height of the columns, we estimate 278 total measurements, rather than 265 as noted in the text.
Ceilometer, device for measuring the height of cloud bases and overall cloud thickness.
Mr. Quek said that he had seen people in the stores measuring the height of their shelves, even the spacing.
The man has taken a steel tape measure from his coat pocket and is measuring the height of the Kawasaki at the handlebars.
Those collected the returning radio signals, and used the time lag as a way of measuring the height remaining to the ground.
Of the many different varieties of mercury barometers, most variations arise from different techniques for measuring the height of the mercury column.
The University of Exeter is now measuring the height of water levels and collecting water samples to see whether, as expected, the habitat the beavers create filters and cleans the water, removing phosphates and other pollutants.
GLAS's main job was measuring the height of ice sheets, but the data that came back from forested areas contain a lot of information about the height of the canopy and the density of the vegetation there.
The new location, literally on top of San Francisco Bay, is being outfitted with scientific instruments like an oceanographic ship, measuring the height and direction of tides, pollutants in the air and the ever-changing weather.
A better method of measuring the height of a tariff wall is to convert all duties into ad valorem figures (based on the value of the goods) and then to estimate the weighted-average rate.
