Nist Synonyms

An agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. national institute of standards and technology

Nist Sentence Examples

  • The signal from the atomic clock feeds the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and this transmits the time signal which is picked up by atomic watches.

  • In 1949, the US National Bureau of Standards (now NIST) built the world's first atomic clock, an ammonia maser device.

  • The source that keeps American atomic devices synchronized is the NIST (National Institute of Standards) atomic clock in Colorado which transmits radio signals and serves as the official U.S. timekeeping clock.