measurable

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

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measurable (ˈmɛʒərəb^əl, ˈmɛʒrə-)

—*adj*
	able to be measured; perceptible or significant

measura'bility

—n

'measurableness

—n

'measurably

—*adv*

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measurable

c.1300, from Fr. mesurable, from L.L. mensurabilis, from mensurare (see measure).

Example sentences

There has also been a measurable shortening of the length of illness.

In none of these cases was there measurable spine growth upon award of tenure.

As any improvement is measurable the impact can be precisely calculated.

Besides their putative electric dipole moment electrons have a real and

measurable magnetic dipole moment.

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