A tide gauge measures changes in sea level relative to a datum (a height reference).
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Datum
//ˈdeɪtəm//
Synonyms for "datum" (155 found)
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Closest matches (31)
Strong matches (47)
demonstrable factdetaildirectorydispatchdocumentationdopeelementempirical factenlightenmentestablished factevidenceexhibitexperienceexpertisefacetfactfact of experiencefactorfactsfactual base
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factual informationfamiliarityfamiliarizationgengeneral informationgiven factgoodsgroundsgrounds for beliefguidebookhandouthard facthard informationincidentalincidental informationindicationindisputable factinescapable factinfoinformationinstanceinstructionintelligenceintimacyitemitem of evidenceken
Related words (77)
knowknow howknow-howknowingknowledgelightmanifestationmarkmaterial groundsmattermatter of factmentionmessageminor detailminutiaminutiaemunimentsmute witnessnaked factnitty gritty
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not guessworknot opinionnoticenotificationparticularpiece of evidenceplainpointpositive factpostulatepractical knowledgepremisepremisespresentationprivate knowledgeprivitypromotional materialproofprovable factpublicationpublicityratio cognoscendireason to believeregardreleaserelevant factreportrespectsalient factscoopself-evident factself-knowledgesidelightsignsignificant factsimple factsober factstatementstubborn factsymptomtechnictechnicstechniquethe casethe dopethe goodsthe knowthe nitty-grittythe scoopthingtokentransmissionundeniable factwell-known factwhite bookwhite paperword
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8 entriesderived from
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3 entriesis a
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7 entriesTranslations
30 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- данна noun (single piece of information)
- изходна величина noun (single piece of information)
Catalan
1 entries- dada noun (single piece of information)
Czech
1 entries- údaj noun (single piece of information)
Finnish
1 entries- tieto noun (single piece of information)
French
1 entries- donnée noun (single piece of information)
German
3 entries- Fakt noun (single piece of information)
- Faktum noun (single piece of information)
- Informationseinheit noun (single piece of information)
Greek
1 entries- δεδομένο noun (single piece of information)
Hindi
2 entries- दत्त noun (single piece of information)
- प्रदत्त noun (single piece of information)
Ido
3 entries- datumo noun (single piece of information)
- donajo noun (single piece of information)
- donatajo noun (single piece of information)
Irish
1 entries- sonra noun (single piece of information)
Italian
1 entries- dato noun (single piece of information)
Japanese
1 entries- データ noun (single piece of information)
Polish
1 entries- dana noun (single piece of information)
Portuguese
1 entries- dado noun (single piece of information)
Russian
2 entries- едини́ца данных noun (single piece of information)
- элеме́нт данных noun (single piece of information)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- podatak noun (single piece of information)
Slovak
1 entries- dátum noun (single piece of information)
Slovene
1 entries- podatek noun (single piece of information)
Spanish
1 entries- dato noun (single piece of information)
Tamil
1 entries- தரவு noun (single piece of information)
Turkish
1 entries- veri noun (single piece of information)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Датум noun (single piece of information)
Volapük
1 entries- nünod noun (single piece of information)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I don't think this is a matter of some datum of information that I'm waiting on. It's a matter of making certain that when I send young men and women into war, and I devote billions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer money, that it's making us safer.
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The singular of 'data' is 'datum'.
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A hundred and fifty feet from this pueblo is a large upright block of sandstone, which is said to be used as a datum point in the observations of the sun made by a priest of Zuñi for the regulation of the time for planting and harvesting, for determining the new year, and for fixing the dates of certain other ceremonial observances.
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