measuring
Meaning of measuring
- denoting an instrument or device used to ascertain the size, amount, or degree of something.
a measuring stick
- ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.
the amount of water collected is measured in pints
- assess the importance, effect, or value of (something).
it is hard to measure teaching ability
- travel over (a certain distance or area).
we must measure twenty miles today
Middle English (as a noun in the senses ‘moderation’, ‘instrument for measuring’, ‘unit of capacity’): from Old French mesure, from Latin mensura, from mens- ‘measured’, from the verb metiri .
Information about measuring
- The plural form of measuring is: measurings.
- Languages in which measuring is used:
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Hyphenation of measuring
mea-sur-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- measuring is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
measuring synonyms
Meaning measurement:
measurement, measure, mensuration
Meaning determine (the amount or number of something) mathematically:
Meaning reckon or calculate (a figure or amount):
Meaning roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of:
Meaning determine the total number of (a collection of items):
Meaning US spelling of metre1:
Meaning express or measure the quantity of:
Meaning find out how heavy (someone or something) is, typically using scales:
Meaning alter or sort in terms of size or according to size:
Meaning form an idea of the amount, number, or value of; assess:
Meaning assign a standard or value to (something) according to a particular scale:
Meaning evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of:
Meaning assess the value or quality of:
Meaning estimate or determine the amount, level, or volume of:
Meaning measure (the depth of a body of water):
Meaning cause (something) to occur in a particular way or to have a particular nature:
Meaning form an opinion or conclusion about:
Meaning look closely at or examine (someone or something):
Meaning think carefully about (something), typically before making a decision:
Meaning decide on and make arrangements for in advance:
measuring antonyms
Meaning estimate or conclude (something) without sufficient information to be sure of being correct:
Meaning roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of:
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