Measuring

//ˈmeɪ.ʒə.ɹɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Act of measurement.

    "The repeated measurings of one monument result in a mean approximation to something actually existing, and this is an excellent definition of an average."

  2. 2
    the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of measure form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
measurementappraisalappraisementapproximationapproximativeassessment

Example

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"The thermometer is an instrument for measuring temperature."

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measuring chainmeasuring tapemeasuring wheel

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