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measure
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[ verb ] determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
Synonyms Examples "Measure the length of the wall" Used in print (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)In free_burning electric arcs , for_instance , approximately 90 % of the total arc power is transferred to the anode giving_rise to local heat fluxes in excess of **f as measured by the authors - the exact value depending_on the arc atmosphere . A shielded thermocouple was used to measure the upstream temperature of the transpiring gas . In this design the anode holder is water_cooled and the heat losses by conduction from the anode were determined by measuring the temperature rise of the coolant . Temperatures of the shield and of the surface of the water_cooled anode holder were measured by thermocouples to account_for heat received by the coolant but not originating from the anode plug . The argon flow from commercial bottles was regulated by a pressure regulator and measured with a gas flow rator . |
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[ verb ] express as a number or measure or quantity
Synonyms Examples "Can you quantify your results?" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Improvement can be measured by the lessening distance between toes and head . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)Space in any form is completely measured by the three dimensions . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)No attempts to measure the radio_emission of the remaining planets have been reported , and , because of their distances , small diameters , or low_temperatures , the thermal radiation at radio wave_lengths reaching the earth from these sources is expected to be of very low intensity . (Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)In this way , numerical values for the relative efficacy of various detergent formulations can be obtained by measuring the reflectance ( whiteness ) of the cloth swatches before and after washing . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Relative incident light intensities were measured with a thermopile potentiometer system . |
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[ verb ] have certain dimensions
Examples "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" Used in print ("Editorials"...)The biggest nuclear device the United_States has exploded measured some 15 megatons , although our B-52s are said to be carrying two 20 - megaton_bombs apiece . (Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)They deduced from their measurements that the radio_emission from the whole disk of the moon varied during a lunation in a roughly sinusoidal fashion ; that the amplitude of the variation was considerably less_than the amplitude of the variation in the infrared_emission as measured by Pettit and Nicholson ( 1930 ) and Pettit ( 1935 ) ; and that the maximum of the radio_emission came about 3 - 1 2 days after Full_Moon , which is again in contrast to the infrared_emission , which reaches its maximum at Full_Moon . The antenna patterns and the power gain at the peak of the beam were both measured ( Mayer , McCullough , and Sloanaker , 1958 b ) , so that the absolute power sensitivity of the antenna beam over the solid_angle of the moon was known . The result of the observations is ( in ` K ) **f where the phase angle , �qt , is measured in degrees from new_moon and the probable errors include absolute as_well_as relative errors . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)The maximum suction was 3.25 '' of test fluid measured from the top of the block , and steady states were apparently reached with these fluids . |
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[ verb ] place a value on; judge the worth of something
Examples "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional" Used in print ([Anonymous,] "The Attack on Employee Services"...)Do you measure its relation_to reduced absenteeism , turnover , accidents , and grievances , and to improved quality and output ? (1961 Research Highlights of the National Bureau of...)This apparatus will also be used to measure transition probabilities of a large_number of other elements . (Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)The two ratings yield a correlation of + .04 , which is not significantly different from zero ; therefore , we have measured two different characteristics . In this manner , the factors measured by the intelligence_test were controlled , allowing discovered differences in achievement to be interpreted as resulting from other variables . (Frances and Richard Lockridge, Murder Has...)Who measures ? Related terms judge praise rate reassess grade censor standardise assess value value evaluation evaluation appraisal evaluator appraiser |
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[ noun ] the act or process of measuring
Synonyms Examples "the measurements were carefully done" "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The reel itself became and still is the standard of measure for the movies . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)The data provide a measure of the total mass of cosmic material incident upon the Earth . A measure of the total mass accretion of meteoritic material by the Earth is obtained from analyses of deep sea sediments and dust collected in remote regions ( Pettersson , 1960 ) . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)It has thus been a significant factor in the conservation of social values , though also in some measure , an obstacle to the creation or diffusion of new ones . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)`` Dearly beloved '' , he preached , `` unless you repent of your sins in a measure , and become converted to a degree , you will , I regret to say , be damned to a more_or_less extent '' . Related terms magnitude probability intensity observation concentration information dimension distance size thermometry densitometry surveying photometry anthropometry algometry reading sounding arterial_blood_gases quantitative_analysis sound_ranging scaling audiometry bathymetry anemography telemetry viscometry dosimetry calorimetry hypsography fetometry anemometry thermogravimetry pelvimetry quantification radioactive_dating hydrometry sampling isometry spirometery mental_measurement angulation actinometry quantify standard nonstandard |
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[ noun ] any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
Synonyms Examples "the situation called for strong measures" "the police took steps to reduce crime" Used in print (J. H. Hexter, "Thomas More: On the Margins...)generous public provision for the infirm ; democratic and secret elections of all officers including priests , meals taken publicly in common refectories ; a common habit or uniform prescribed for all citizens ; even houses changed once a decade ; six hours of manual_labor a day for all but a handful of magistrates and scholars , and careful measures to prevent anyone from shirking ; no private_property , no money ; no sort of pricing at_all for any goods or services , and therefore no market in the economic sense of the term . Related terms |
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[ noun ] how much there is of something that you can measure
Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)The ultimate objective of American policy is to help establish a world in which there is the largest possible measure of freedom and justice and peace and material prosperity ; and in_particular - since this is our special responsibility - that these conditions be enjoyed by the people of the United_States . I speak_of `` the largest possible measure '' because any person who supposes that these conditions can be universally and perfectly achieved - ever - reckons without the inherent imperfectability of himself and his fellow human_beings , and is therefore a dangerous man to have around . Related terms abstraction time_period probability volume value time_interval point fundamental_measure volume proof relative_quantity indefinite_quantity playing_period cordage system_of_measurement quantum octane_number time_unit linear_measure magnetisation magnetic_flux definite_quantity total standard nonstandard |
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[ noun ] the act or process of measuring
Synonyms Examples "the measurements were carefully done" "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" Used in print (Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)The_Office_of_Business_Economics ( OBE ) of the U.S._Department_of_Commerce provides basic measures of the national economy and current analysis of short-run changes in the economic situation and business outlook . Such measures are essential to its job of presenting business and Government with the facts required to meet the objective of expanding business and improving the operation of the economy . Related terms activity observation thermometry densitometry surveying hydrometry anemometry anemography angulation anthropometry actinometry acidimetry scaling audiometry radioactive_dating spirometery mental_measurement arterial_blood_gases quantification reading sounding sound_ranging dosimetry telemetry fetometry viscometry bathymetry hypsography pelvimetry calorimetry alkalimetry sampling algometry quantitative_analysis |
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[ noun ] (politics,writing) a statute in draft before it becomes law
Synonyms Examples "they held a public hearing on the bill" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Daniel personally led the fight for the measure , which he had watered_down considerably since its rejection by two previous Legislatures , in a public hearing before the House_Committee_on_Revenue_and_Taxation . He told the committee the measure would merely provide means of enforcing the escheat law which has been on_the_books `` since Texas was a republic '' . |
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[ noun ] a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Synonyms Examples "they set the measure for all subsequent work" Used in print (Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)Prestige is a measure of how other people think_of you , well or ill . |
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[ noun ] (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)As he declaimed the sonorous measures , it was as_much_as Claire could do to restrain herself from bursting_out with her dramatic tidings . Related terms poetic_rhythm common_measure scansion metrical_foot catalexis prosody |
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[ noun ] (music) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
Synonyms Examples "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" Related terms |
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[ noun ] measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
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