Knowledge

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.

Deadweight tester

A pressure standard in which known masses acting on a piston of known effective area generate reference pressures — the primary realization of pressure in many calibration laboratories.

Pressure metrology practice · Pressure