Measurement Definition

mĕzhər-mənt
measurements
noun
measurements
A measuring or being measured; mensuration.
Webster's New World
A system of measuring or of measures.
Webster's New World
Extent, quality, or size as determined by measuring; dimension.
A waist measurement of 32 inches.
Webster's New World
The bust, waistline, and hip dimensions of a woman.
Webster's New World

The act of measuring.

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Noun

Singular:
measurement
Plural:
measurements

Origin of Measurement

  • measure +"Ž -ment

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Measurement Sentence Examples

  • The Measurement of Areas is easily effected if the map at our disposal is drawn on an equal area projection.

  • One important measurement is that of the wave-length emitted from an antenna.

  • The Greeks created the sciences of geometry and of number as applied to the measurement of continuous quantities.

  • The celebrated Newland oak in Gloucestershire, known for centuries as "the great oak," was by the latest measurement 472 ft.

  • Thus the whole method of measurement in geometry as described in the elementary textbooks and the older treatises is obscure to the last degree.

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Words Starting With

MMEMEA

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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Words Starting With M and Ending With T

Starts With M & Ends With TStarts With ME & Ends With TStarts With M & Ends With NT

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With M11 Letter Words Ending With T