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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MEASUREMENT, n. mezh'urment. The act of measuring; mensuration.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1751 1. the act or process of measuring 2. a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring ; dimension 3. measure 2b

Britannica Concise

Association of numbers with physical quantities and natural phenomena by comparing an unknown quantity with a known quantity of the same kind. Weights and measures are standard quantities with which such comparisons are made. The earliest ones measured mass (weight), volume (liquid or dry measure), length, and area using units mostly based on dimensions of the human body. The cubit, representing the distance from elbow to fingertips, was the most widespread unit of measure in the ancient world. As such units were standardized, more were added, incl. units of temperature, luminosity, pressure, and electric current. Measurements made by the senses instead of by measurement devices are called estimates (see estimation).

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of measuring. 2 an amount determined by measuring. 3 (in pl.) detailed dimensions.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Measurement Meas"ure*ment, n. 1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as, measurement is required. 2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five acres.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(measurements) 1. A measurement is a result, usually expressed in numbers, that you obtain by measuring something. We took lots of measurements... N-COUNT 2. Measurement of something is the process of measuring it in order to obtain a result expressed in numbers. Measurement of blood pressure can be undertaken by practice nurses. N-VAR: oft N of n 3. The measurement of the quality, value, or effect of something is the activity of deciding how great it is. ...the measurement of output in the non-market sector. N-VAR: oft N of n 4. Your measurements are the size of your waist, chest, hips, and other parts of your body, which you need to know when you are buying clothes. N-PLURAL: with poss

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Mensuration. 2. Bulk, size, area or content, quantity.

Moby Thesaurus

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