PERFORMING MENSURATION AND CALCULATION Flashcards
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is the process or the result of determining the ratio of a physical quantity, such as length, time, temperature, etc.
MEASURMENT
what is the latin word of measurement?
MENSURA
what is the french word of measurement?
MESURE
is a pocket sized tools used to test the line wire or circuit if there is current in it.
TEST LIGHT
Is used to measure the diameter of wires/conductors in circular mils.
MICROMETER
Is used to determining the size of wires/conductors.
WIRE GAUGE
Is a measuring tool used to measure length, etc.
RULER
a tool used in geometry, technical drawing, engineering, and carpentry to measure lengths
RULER
Is a measuring tool used to measure the length of an object in centimetre and inches
PUSH-PULL RULE
an instrument used to measure the amount of electrical current intensity in a circuit.
measure is ampere
AMMETER
instrument used to measure electrical pressure or voltage of a circuit.
VOLTMETER
used to measure current flowing in a conductor.
also called tong-tester
it is clamped or hanged in a conductor.
CLAMP AMMETER
used to measure voltage, resistance and current of a circuit.
otherwise called as Multi-tester
it is connected in parallel or series with the circuit depending on what to measure.
VOLT-OHMETER ( VOM )