6 sentences with 'measurement'
Example sentences and phrases with the word measurement and other words derived from it.
• « In 1726, the English clergyman and researcher Stephen Hales made the first measurement of blood pressure. »
• « A more scientific method is to calculate your waist-to-hip ratio, which is given by your minimum waist measurement (taken standing) divided by your maximum hip measurement (taken at the buttocks). If the ratio exceeds 0.85 for women or 0.95 for men, it is a sign of abdominal obesity. »
• « A recent measurement by the Mexican Department of Ecology showed a shocking figure: 150,000 tons of toxic substances per day are released into the atmosphere. Sulphur and nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, lead particles, manganese, nickel, copper, zinc and coal. Such a menu is part of the industries and the thousands of cars that overflow Mexico City. »
• « The measurement of the radiation received by ceramic objects from the time of firing to the present day, together with the annual absorption dose, makes it possible to establish the dates of origin with considerable accuracy. For this work, the quality of the sample is fundamental. »
• « In order to represent the magnitude of these electromagnetic radiations, a universal measurement is used, called "MicroTesla" (MT), to which we will refer with some concrete examples. »
• « The Mismeasure of Man, a book on the measurement of intelligence, won him the first prize awarded by the US National Book Critics Circle. »