| Noun | 1. | system of measurement - a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic quantity, measure, amount - how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify criterion, standard, touchstone, measure - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" system of weights and measures - system of measurement for length and weight and duration point system - a system of graduating sizes of type in multiples of the point information measure - a system of measurement of information based on the probabilities of the events that convey information utility - (economics) a measure that is to be maximized in any situation involving choice Brix scale - a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions circular measure - measurement of angles in radians board measure - a system of units for measuring lumber based on the board foot Beaufort scale - a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind system of weights, weight - a system of units used to express the weight of something temperature scale - a system of measuring temperature |