MEASURE
/ˈmɛʒə/ ► audio Scrabble 9 Words With Friends 11
Definition
- verb determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of.
— synonyms: mensurate, measure_out
- verb express as a number or measure or quantity.
— synonyms: quantify
- verb have certain dimensions.
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of.
— synonyms: evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value
- noun any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal.
— synonyms: step
- noun how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify.
— synonyms: quantity, amount
- noun a statute in draft before it becomes law.
— synonyms: bill
- noun the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule.
— synonyms: measurement, measuring, mensuration
- noun a basis for comparison.
— synonyms: standard, criterion, touchstone
- noun (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.
— synonyms: meter, metre, beat, cadence
- noun musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats.
— synonyms: bar
- noun measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals.
— synonyms: measuring_stick, measuring_rod
- noun a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance.
Examples
- “We measured the temperature with a thermometer. You should measure the angle with a spirit level.”
- “The window measured two square feet.”
- “I measure that at 10 centimetres.”
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