26984 words

measuring

4 definitions • 6 examples
1
present participle of
2
to discover the exact size or amount of something:

Examples:

"Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it."
This machine measures your heart rate.
He measured the flour into the bowl.
3
to be a particular size:

Examples:

The area, measuring/which measures five kilometres by three kilometres, has been purchased by the army.
The screen measures 34 inches diagonally.
4
to judge the quality, effect, importance, or value of something:

Examples:

There is no way of measuring the damage done to morale.

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