measure
Quantify with tools
The noun and verb measure is used to talk about a representation of some quality of a thing in standard units.
When you measure something, you convert one of its dimensions into figures on a scale, usually for a specific purpose: They measured the room for carpet. The lot measures 400 feet on its longest side.
A measure is an act of, or the result of, measuring.
As a noun, measure has several other meanings.
In musical notation, a measure is the standard division that conveys the rhythm of a piece.
In government, a measure is an action taken towards achieving an end: Several measures have been put in place to prevent hyperinflation.
Device that measures usage
Standard for comparison
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- criterionStandard for judgment
- baselineStandard for comparison
- gaugeStandard of measurement
touchstone · guideline · specification · reference · indicator · parameter · threshold · norm
Total quantity present
size · capacity · magnitude · extent · scope · degree · proportion · dosage
Drinking establishment
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- tempoRate of musical performance
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- timeMeasured passage of moments
meter · notation · rest · phrase · cadence · syncopation · downbeat · upbeat
Foot movement forward
- actionProcess of doing
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
- precautionPreventive safety measure
safeguard · countermeasure · remedy · intervention · legislation · regulation · statute · ordinance
Rate of musical performance
- distanceSpace between two points
- timingArt of choosing moments
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- attackAggressive act against another
parry · riposte · lunge · footwork · piste · engagement · preparation · feint
Determining worth or quality
- appraisalEstimation of worth
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- scoringEarning points in competition
- gradingAssigning marks to work
quantification · calculation · estimation · determination · surveying · gauging · metering · reading
meter
Device that measures usage
kilogram · ton · ounce · pound · inch · foot · yard · mile · acre · hectare
benchmark
Standard for comparison
gauge · touchstone · guideline · specification · reference · indicator · parameter · threshold · norm · barometer
amount
Total quantity present
length · size · capacity · magnitude · extent · scope · degree · proportion · dosage · portion
bar
Drinking establishment
time · meter · notation · rest · phrase · cadence · syncopation · downbeat · upbeat · pulse
step
Foot movement forward
- actionProcess of doing
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- provisionPreparatory supply or clause
precaution · safeguard · countermeasure · remedy · intervention · legislation · regulation · statute · ordinance · enactment
tempo
Rate of musical performance
attack · parry · riposte · lunge · footwork · piste · engagement · preparation · feint · thrust
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
grading · quantification · calculation · estimation · determination · surveying · gauging · metering · reading · result
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- scalesweight, balance, balance scale, digital scale, bathroom scale
- beverage makingbrew, brewing, ferment, fermentation, distillation
- comparisonscomparison, compare, comparative, analogy, metaphor
measureguess
Estimate without certainty
estimate · guesstimate · approximate · suppose · conjecture
measureinfinity
Unlimited extent or quantity
immensity · boundlessness · limitlessness · vastness · endlessness
measureinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
inactivity · neglect · passivity · do nothing · ignore
- tape measureFlexible marked length finder
- measure upMeet required standards
- measuring cupGraduated container for ingredients
- measuring tapeMarked flexible length-finder
- for good measureAs a bonus extra
- measurement unitsStandards for expressing quantities
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