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measure, amount, area, assessment, bulk, calculation, capacity, dimension, dimensions, distance, extent, frequency

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meas⋅ure⋅ment

[mezh-er-muh

nt]

–noun

1.	the act of measuring.

2.	a measured dimension.

3.	extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring.

4.	a system of measuring or measures: liquid measurement.

Origin:
1745–55; measure + -ment

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Language Translation for : measurement

Spanish:

medida,

German:

das Ausmaß,

Japanese:

大きさ

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meas·ure·ment (mězh'ər-mənt) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of measuring or the process of being measured.
A system of measuring: measurement in miles.
The dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by measuring: the measurements of a room.

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measurement
noun
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

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measurement (mězh'ər-mənt) Pronunciation Key

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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.

Main Entry: mea·sure·ment
Pronunciation: 'mezh-&r-m&nt, 'mAzh-
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of measuring
2 : a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring
3 : MEASURE 2

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The act or process of measuring; a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring.
(1996-12-27)

Measurement

Meas"ure*ment\, n. 1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required.

2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.