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• measure — I n. 1) a cubic; dry; liquid; metric measure 2) a tape measure 3) in a certain measure (in large measure) 4) (misc.) for good measure ( as smt. extra ); made to measure ( custom made ); to take smb. s measure ( to evaluate smb. ) (see also… …   Combinatory dictionary

• measure — n 1. measurement, mensuration, met age. See measurement(def.1). 2. size, dimensions, proportions, expanse, extent, scope, range, spread, area; magnitude, amplitude, mass, bulk, volume; weight, quantity, capacity; bounds, duration, sum, aggregate; …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• measure — 1. verb 1) they measured the length of the room Syn: calculate, compute, count, meter, quantify, weigh, size, evaluate, assess, gauge, plumb, determine 2) she did not need to measure herself against some ideal …   Thesaurus of popular words

• measure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mesure, from Anglo French, from Latin mensura, from mensus, past participle of metiri to measure; akin to Old English mǣth measure, Greek metron Date: 13th century 1. a. (1) an adequate or due portion (2) a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• measure —   Ana, ho oana, ho āna. See mesh.    ♦ Ancient measures were of made objects, as of net meshes (not of land): owā, mākahi, mākahi hoene, oene, kīko o poho, pī ā; muku, ha ilima (elbow to end of fingers), iwilei (collarbone to end of fingers),… …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• measure — 1. To determine the magnitude or quantity of a substance by comparing it to some accepted standard or by calculation. 2. A specified magnitude of a physical quantity. 3. A graduated instrument used to m. an object or substance. [O.F. mesure, fr.… …   Medical dictionary

• Metric time — is the measure of time interval using the metric system, which defines the second as the base unit of time, and multiple and submultiple units formed with metric prefixes, such as kiloseconds and milliseconds. It does not define the time of day,… …   Wikipedia

• Metric — Metric(s) may refer to: the metric system of measurement International System of Units, or Système International (SI), the modern form of the metric system Metric ton, a measurement of mass equal to 1,000 kg an analytical measurement… …   Wikipedia

• Metric Structures for Riemannian and Non-Riemannian Spaces —   Author(s) Misha Gromov …   Wikipedia

• metric — [me′trik] adj. 1. METRICAL 2. [Fr métrique] a) of the meter (unit of linear measure) b) designating or of the system of measurement based on the meter and the gram: see METRIC SYSTEM …   English World dictionary

• metric mile — n. Track & Field a measure of distance equal to 1,500 meters * * * …   Universalium