'Measurement' definitions:
Definition of 'measurement'
From: WordNet
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" [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]
Definition of 'Measurement'
From: GCIDE
- Measurement \Meas"ure*ment\, n.
- 1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'measurement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accounting,
- acreage,
- amount,
- amplitude,
- analyzing,
- appraisal,
- appraisement,
- appraising,
- appreciation,
- area,
- ascertainment,
- assessing,
- assessment,
- bigness,
- body,
- breadth,
- bulk,
- calculation,
- caliber,
- capacity,
- census,
- computation,
- counting,
- coverage,
- dactylonomy,
- depth,
- determination,
- diameter,
- dimension,
- dimensions,
- enumeration,
- estimate,
- estimation,
- evaluating,
- evaluation,
- evaluative criticism,
- expanse,
- expansion,
- extension,
- extent,
- foliation,
- force,
- gauge,
- gauging,
- girth,
- greatness,
- height,
- inventorying,
- judgement,
- largeness,
- length,
- magnitude,
- mass,
- matter,
- measure,
- measuring,
- mensuration,
- mileage,
- numbering,
- numbers,
- numeration,
- opinion,
- pagination,
- period,
- proportion,
- proportions,
- quantification,
- quantity,
- quantization,
- quantum,
- radius,
- range,
- ranking,
- rating,
- reach,
- reckoning,
- scale,
- scope,
- size,
- spread,
- strength,
- substance,
- sum,
- tallying,
- telling,
- tonnage,
- valuation,
- valuing,
- view,
- volume,
- weighing,
- weight,
- whole,
- width
Words containing 'Measurement'
- Measurable,
- Measurableness,
- Measurably,
- Measure,
- Measured,
- Measuredly,
- Measurer,
- Measuring,
- measurability,
- measure for measure,
- measure out,
- measure up,
- measure up to,
- Binary measure,
- Cloth measure,
- Coal measures,
- Dry measure,
- Half measure,
- Land measure,
- Lineal measure,
- Linear measure,
- Liquid measure,
- Long measure,
- Measuring faucet,
- Measuring wheel,
- Measuring worm,
- Solid measure,
- Square measure,
- To have hard measure,
- To take measures,
- To tread a measure,
- Triple measure,
- Unit of measure,
- Water measure,
- Water measurer,
- Wine measure,
- Yacht measurement,
- beyond measure,
- board measure,
- capacity measure,
- circular measure,
- common measure,
- cubic measure,
- defensive measure,
- desperate measure,
- for good measure,
- full measure,
- fundamental measure,
- information measure,
- measuring block,
- measuring cup,
- measuring device,
- measuring instrument,
- measuring rod,
- measuring stick,
- measuring system,
- measuring unit,
- mental measurement,
- passing measure,
- scale of measurement,
- security measure,
- security measures,
- standard of measurement,
- system of measurement,
- tape measure,
- unit of measurement,
- yard measure,
- Imperial weights and measures,
- To measure swords with one,
- To take one's measure,
- give full measure,
- system of weights and measures,
- electronic warfare-support measures,
- time-delay measuring instrument,
- time-delay measuring system