measures
/ˈmɛʒəz//ˈmɛʒɚz/
noun
- 1
A prescribed quantity or extent.
- 2
The act or result of measuring.
- 3
Metrical rhythm.
- 4
A course of action.
verb
- 1
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
“We measured the temperature with a thermometer. You should measure the angle with a spirit level.”
- 2
To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
“The window measured two square feet.”
- 3
To estimate the unit size of something.
“I measure that at 10 centimetres.”
- 4
To judge, value, or appraise.
- 5
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- 6
To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- 7
To adjust by a rule or standard.
- 8
To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
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