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Measuring devices

Scope note

Use for instruments or containers that measure, for example, extent, quantity, capacity, mass, or position in terms of a standard unit or fixed amount.

This term has 9 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object category

Getty AAT term number

3000207870

Broader Terms used

<Measuring Devices>

Equivalent Terms used

measuring device

Created

13yrs ago

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