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measurement

  • /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ UK
  • /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ Canada, US
  • [ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mn̩t] Canada, US
  • /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ Australia, New Zealand

noun measurements

  1. The act of measuring.

    Similar: mensuration

  2. Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring. Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.

Similar: measurement, measuring, mensuration

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Closest in meaning: measuring, mensuration, measure, measured, gauging, metering, measurability, sample, quantitation, quantification, quantify, measurable, part, sampling, long, order

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noun act of measuring

Españolmedida, medición, medidas, mediciones
한국어측정 cheukjeong
日本語測定 sokutei
हिन्दीमाप māp, नाप nāp, मापन māpan, नापजोख nāpjokh, नापतौल nāptaul, नपाई napāī
Kiswahilikipimo
Portuguêsmedida, medição, mensuração
Françaismesure
DeutschMessung
Italianomisurazione, misura
Ελληνικάκαταμέτρηση katamétrisi, μέτρηση métrisi, επιμέτρηση epimétrisi
Românămăsurare, măsurătoare
Русскийизмере́ние izmerénije, обме́р obmér
עבריתמְדִידָה medidá

noun magnitude determined by measuring

Españolmedida, medidas
한국어측정치 cheukjeongchi
日本語測定値 sokuteichi
中文尺寸 chǐcùn
हिन्दीमाप māp, नाप nāp, मापन māpan
Kiswahilikipimo
Portuguêsmedida
Françaismesure
DeutschMaß, Messwert, Maßangabe, Messen(von etwas) Vorgang, Aufmaß, Abmaß
Ελληνικάδιαστάσεις diastáseis
Românămăsură, mărime
Русскийразме́р razmér, ме́ра méra, ме́рка mérka, измере́ние izmerénije
עבריתמדידה medida

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@misc{measurement_2026,
  title = {measurement},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/measurement},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}