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measurement

[ mezh-er-muhnt ]

noun

  1. the act of measuring.
  2. a measured measured dimension.
  3. extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring.
  4. a system of measuring or measures:

    liquid measurement.



measurement

/ ˈmɛʒəmənt /

noun

  1. the act or process of measuring
  2. an amount, extent, or size determined by measuring
  3. a system of measures based on a particular standard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


measurement

/ mĕzhər-mənt /

  1. A method of determining quantity, capacity, or dimension. Several systems of measurement exist, each one comprising units whose amounts have been arbitrarily set and agreed upon by specific groups. While the United States Customary System remains the most commonly used system of measurement in the United States, the International System is accepted all over the world as the standard system for use in science.


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Other Words From

  • mis·measure·ment noun
  • pre·measure·ment noun
  • re·measure·ment noun
  • self-measure·ment noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of measurement1

First recorded in 1745–55; measure + -ment
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Example Sentences

As measurements grow more precise, the approximation schemes theorists use to make predictions may not be able to keep up.

USGS used laser-equipped drones to scan San Diego’s land topography paired with ocean measurements to produce these maps.

Governments around the world have set different prices based on how harmful they believe a metric ton of carbon is to society, a highly debatable measurement.

It provides a way of measuring area in the space and allows you to change the space’s shape only if area measurements stay constant.

Most convincingly, in 2015, one team overlaid many measurements of blazars behind voids and managed to tease out a faint halo of low-energy gamma rays around the blazars.

Thinking of longer journeys to Mars or an asteroid would require careful measurement of conditions.

No one in the Hall of Fame was the very best at every hitting or fielding measurement all the time either.

These days it appears as if women will go to great lengths to achieve that 36-24-36 measurement.

Precise measurement of the forces on the head after a tackle is critical.

Gentlemen, imagine, if you will, having your most intimate measurement read out in open court?

At last, however, the four men came together, and proceeded to the measurement of swords.

Of course, you understand that measurement of anything is the comparing of it with some established standard.

The only known standard for the measurement of time is the movement of the earth in relation to the stars.

You might make it a rule to be away from your subject a distance of about three or four times the extreme measurement of it.

The so-called measurement of them was even preserved in families, and was reputed to be a charm.

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