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Metrology Dictionary

The complete VIM vocabulary — all numbered concepts of JCGM 200:2012 as faithful paraphrases with clause citations — plus clearly labeled practice terms from the GUM, ILAC, ISO and NIST guidance.

Air buoyancy correction

The correction applied in precise mass comparisons for the differing volumes of the standards and the object weighed, proportional to air density and volume difference — dominant in high-accuracy mass work.

NIST SOP 2 / OIML R 111 · Mass