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Meaning of measure
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
measure
n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}, {step}]
2: how much there is or how many there are of something that you
can quantify [syn: {measure}, {quantity}, {amount}]
3: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public
hearing on the bill" [syn: {bill}, {measure}]
4: 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}]
5: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other
things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal
standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
[syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
6: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
{meter}, {metre}, {measure}, {beat}, {cadence}]
7: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
[syn: {measure}, {bar}]
8: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular
intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn:
{measuring stick}, {measure}, {measuring rod}]
9: a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain
fixed amounts of a substance
v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take
measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn:
{measure}, {mensurate}, {measure out}]
2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify
your results?" [syn: {quantify}, {measure}]
3: have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures
20inches by 36 inches"
4: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or
significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by
a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
[syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise},
{value}]
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