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measure

('m/E//Z//@/r )

noun (n)

any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal(noun.act)

Example:
The situation called for strong measures.

Synonym:
step

source: wordnet30
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify(noun.tops)

Synonym:
amount, quantity

source: wordnet30
a statute in draft before it becomes law(noun.communication)

Synonym:
bill

source: wordnet30
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule(noun.act)

Example:
The measurements were carefully done.

Synonym:
measurement, measuring, mensuration

source: wordnet30
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated(noun.communication)

Example:
They set the measure for all subsequent work.

Synonym:
criterion, standard, touchstone

source: wordnet30
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse(noun.communication)

Synonym:
beat, cadence, meter, metre

source: wordnet30
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats(noun.communication)

Synonym:
bar

source: wordnet30
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
measuring rod, measuring stick

source: wordnet30
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of(verb.cognition)

Example:
Measure the length of the wall.

Synonym:
measure out, mensurate

source: wordnet30
express as a number or measure or quantity(verb.change)

Synonym:
quantify

source: wordnet30
have certain dimensions(verb.stative)

Example:
This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches.

source: wordnet30
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value

source: wordnet30
To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise.(verb)

source: webster1913
To make a measurement or measurements.(verb)

source: webster1913

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