eng: measure - UWN/MENTA

eng: measure

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means	(noun) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the situation called for strong measures"; "the police took steps to reduce crime" step, measure
means	(noun) how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify quantity, amount, measure
means	(noun) a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public hearing on the bill" measure, bill
means	(noun) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" measuring, mensuration, measurement, measure
means	(noun) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work" touchstone, measure, criterion, standard
means	(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse measure, beat, metre, meter, cadence
means	(noun) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats; "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song" bar, measure
means	(noun) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements measuring stick, measuring rod, measure
means	(noun) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance measure
means	(verb) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" measure out, mensurate, measure
means	(verb) express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" measure, quantify
means	(verb) have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches" measure
means	(verb) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" assess, measure, valuate, appraise, evaluate, value
means	e/Measure (mathematics)

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