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Defenition of the word measure

    • Defenition of the word measure

      • The quantity, size, weight, distance or capacity of a substance compared to a designated standard.
      • An (unspecified) quantity or capacity
      • The precise designated distance between two objects or points.
      • The act of measuring.
      • 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 tactic, strategy or piece of legislation.
      • 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.
      • 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 place a value on.
      • a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill"
      • have certain dimensions
      • notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; written followed by a vertical bar
      • place a value on; judge the worth of something
      • magnitude as determined by measurement or calculation
      • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall"
      • a measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
      • how much there is of something that you can measure
      • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
      • the act or process of measuring; "he made a careful measurement"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
      • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
      • express as a quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
      • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
      • how much there is of something that you can quantify
      • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime"
      • the act or process of measuring; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
      • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
      • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
      • express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
      • place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
      • have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
      • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
      • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
      • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
      • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
      • a statute in draft before it becomes law
      • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
      • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
      • express as a number or measure or quantity
      • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
      • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

    Synonyms for the word measure

      • amount
      • appraise
      • assess
      • bar
      • beat
      • bill
      • cadence
      • calculate
      • compute
      • criterion
      • degree
      • determine
      • evaluate
      • gauge
      • measure out
      • measurement
      • measuring
      • measuring rod
      • measuring stick
      • mensuration
      • meter
      • quantify
      • quantity
      • quantum
      • rate
      • standard
      • step
      • touchstone
      • value

    Similar words in the measure

      • measure
      • measure up
      • measure's
      • measured
      • measureless
      • measures
      • qualify

    Meronymys for the word measure

      • rider

    Hyponyms for the word measure

      • actinometry
      • algometry
      • anemography
      • anemometry
      • angulation
      • anthropometry
      • appropriation bill
      • arterial blood gases
      • audiometry
      • baseline
      • bathymetry
      • benchmark
      • bill of attainder
      • board rule
      • bottle bill
      • calibrate
      • caliper
      • calliper
      • calorimetry
      • catalexis
      • censor
      • cephalometry
      • chance
      • clock
      • common measure
      • common meter
      • cordage
      • countermeasure
      • definite quantity
      • densitometry
      • dosimetry
      • earned run average
      • economic value
      • endure
      • era
      • farm bill
      • fathom
      • fetometry
      • foetometry
      • foot
      • fundamental measure
      • fundamental quantity
      • gauge
      • GPA
      • grade
      • grade point average
      • graduated table
      • gravimetry
      • guard
      • hydrometry
      • hypsography
      • hypsometry
      • indefinite quantity
      • interval
      • last
      • librate
      • linear measure
      • long measure
      • magnetisation
      • magnetization
      • mark
      • measuring cup
      • medium of exchange
      • mental measurement
      • meter
      • meter reading
      • metric
      • metrical foot
      • metrical unit
      • micrometry
      • monetary system
      • norm
      • observation
      • octane number
      • octane rating
      • ordered series
      • pace
      • pelvimetry
      • period of play
      • photometry
      • play
      • playing period
      • plumb
      • plumbing
      • point
      • point in time
      • porcupine provision
      • praise
      • precaution
      • probability
      • procrustean bed
      • procrustean rule
      • procrustean standard
      • proof
      • quantification
      • quantitative analysis
      • quantitative chemical analysis
      • quantum
      • radical
      • radioactive dating
      • rate
      • reading
      • reassess
      • reevaluate
      • relative quantity
      • rule
      • ruler
      • safeguard
      • sampling
      • scale
      • scale of measurement
      • scaling
      • scansion
      • score
      • seismography
      • shark repellent
      • shoot
      • size stick
      • sound
      • sound ranging
      • sounding
      • spirometery
      • spirometry
      • stand
      • standard of measurement
      • standardise
      • standardize
      • step
      • surveying
      • system of measurement
      • telemetry
      • thermogravimetry
      • thermometry
      • time
      • time interval
      • time unit
      • titrate
      • tonometry
      • trade bill
      • triangulate
      • unit of time
      • value
      • viscometry
      • viscosimetry
      • volume
      • weigh
      • yardstick

    Hypernyms for the word measure

      • abstract entity
      • abstraction
      • activity
      • be
      • carry
      • container
      • convey
      • decide
      • determine
      • evaluate
      • express
      • instrument
      • judge
      • legal document
      • legal instrument
      • magnitude
      • make up one's mind
      • maneuver
      • maneuvering
      • manoeuvering
      • manoeuvre
      • measuring device
      • measuring instrument
      • measuring system
      • metric
      • musical notation
      • official document
      • pass judgment
      • poetic rhythm
      • point of reference
      • prosody
      • reference
      • reference point
      • rhythmic pattern
      • system of measurement
      • tactical maneuver
      • tactical manoeuver
      • tactical manoeuvre

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