measure
noun
/ˈmeɪ.ʒə/
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/ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/
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/ˈmeʒ.ə/
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/ˈmɛʒ.ə/
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/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ/
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- The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
- (mathematics) A function that assigns a non-negative number to a given set following the mathematical nature that is common among length, volume, probability and the like. [from 20th c.]
- A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. [from 14th c.]
- (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]
- (in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]
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measure
verb
/ˈmeɪ.ʒə/
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/ˈmeɪ.ʒɚ/
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/ˈmeʒ.ə/
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/ˈmɛʒ.ə/
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- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
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measurement
noun
/ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/
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/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/
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/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/
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[ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mn̩t]
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- The act of measuring.
- Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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measurability
noun
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- Susceptibility to measurement.
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mensurabilité
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