measurement
11measurement — ► NOUN 1) the action of measuring. 2) an amount, size, or extent found by measuring. 3) a standard unit used in measuring …
12Measurement — For bust/waist/hip measurement, see BWH. A typical tape measure with both metric and US units and two US pennies for comparison Measurement is the process or the result of determining the ratio of a physical quantity, such as a length, time,… …
13measurement — /mezh euhr meuhnt/, n. 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. [1745 55; MEASURE + MENT] * * * Association of numbers with… …
14measurement — n. 1) to take a measurement; to take smb. s measurements 2) exact measurements 3) a metric measurement 4) a scientific measurement 5) chest; waist measurements * * * [ meʒəmənt] to lake smb. s measurements waist measurements a metric measurement… …
15measurement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate, careful, exact, objective, precise ▪ It is important to take precise measurements of the structure. ▪ Objective measurement is difficult with such poor equipment …
16Measurement — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Measurement >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 measurement measurement admeasurement mensuration survey valuation appraisement assessment assize Sgm: N 1 estimate estimate estimation Sgm: N 1 dead reckoning …
17measurement — mea|sure|ment W3 [ˈmeʒəmənt US ʒər ] n 1.) the length, height etc of something waist/chest/leg etc measurement ▪ What s your waist measurement? take/make measurements (=measure something) ▪ Take measurements of the room before you buy any new… …
18measurement — [[t]me̱ʒə(r)mənt[/t]] measurements 1) N COUNT A measurement is a result, usually expressed in numbers, that you obtain by measuring something. We took lots of measurements... The measurements are extraordinarily accurate. 2) N VAR: oft N of n… …
19measurement — The fundamental concepts of the theory of measurement are that of a quantity being measured, an empirical determination for a lesser, equal, or greater amount of the quantity, and then a rule assigning numerical values to the quantities… …
20measurement — noun 1 (countable usually plural) the length, height etc of something: waist/chest etc measurement: What s your waist measurement? | make/take measurements (=measure something): The builders made careful measurements. | take sb s measurements… …
