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- [mezh-er-muh nt]
- /ˈmɛʒ ər mənt/
- /ˈmeʒəmənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mezh-er-muh nt]
- /ˈmɛʒ ər mənt/
Definitions of measurement word
- noun measurement the act of measuring. 1
- noun measurement a measured dimension. 1
- noun measurement extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring. 1
- noun measurement a system of measuring or measures: liquid measurement. 1
- noun measurement The action of measuring something. 1
- noun,plural measurement dimensions of sth, sb 1
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Origin of measurement
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1745-55; measure + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Measurement
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
measurement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
measurement usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for measurement
noun measurement
- weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- density — Density is the extent to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
- analysis — Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
- height — extent or distance upward: The balloon stopped rising at a height of 500 feet.
- amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
Antonyms for measurement
noun measurement
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- guess — to arrive at or commit oneself to an opinion about (something) without having sufficient evidence to support the opinion fully: to guess a person's weight.
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- estimate — Roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
Top questions with measurement
- how to read a tape measurement?
- how to find the measurement of an angle?
- what is measurement?
- what does mm stand for in measurement?
- what does measurement mean?
- how to take waist measurement?
- why do scientists use a common system of measurement?
- how to find the measurement of an arc?
- how is measurement of weight different from measurement of mass?
- what always affects measurement error in an experiment?
- how to measurement body?
- which distance measurement is the most precise?
- what does mean in measurement?
- what is mg in measurement?
- what system of measurement is used in the us?
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