Dictionary

measurement en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmeʒ.ə.mənt/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mn̩t] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French mesurebor. Middle English mesure English measure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English measurement From measure + -ment.

Meanings

1. The act of measuring.
2. Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
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Forms

Deriveds

measurement goods · mismeasurement · remeasurement · undermeasurement · micromeasurement · quantum measurement problem · measuremental · measurement error · premeasurement · overmeasurement · intermeasurement · measurement ton · measurement problem · postmeasurement · unit of measurement

Hyponyms

weighing · counting

Relateds

management · detecting · assaying · unit · scale · quantity · characteristic · testing · quantification · numbering · accuracy · status · measuring device · engineering · industry · unification · trade · amplitude · construction · standardization · unit of measure · degree · attribute · evaluation · quality · numeral · qualification · manufacturing · size · determination · property · trait · statistics · agriculture · repeatability · assessment · assessing · metric · number · reproducibility · dimension · guesstimation · commerce · estimation · unit of measurement · state · A Dictionary of Units of Measurement · precision · standard · approximation · magnitude · consistency · science · detection

Synonyms

measuring · measurement · mensuration · mensuration

Translations (116)

de Abmaß (magnitude determined by measuring) · hi नापजोख (act of measuring) · tr ölçüm (act of measuring) · pt medição (act of measuring) · ja 測定 (act of measuring) · de Messen(von etwas) (magnitude determined by measuring) · grc μέτρον (magnitude determined by measuring) · fa-ira اَنْدازِه (magnitude determined by measuring) · it misura (act of measuring) · be вымярэ́нне (act of measuring) · be вымярэ́ньне (act of measuring) · fi mittaus (act of measuring) · fi arviointi (act of measuring) · ka გაზომვა (act of measuring) · ru обме́р (act of measuring) · fi mittaaminen (act of measuring) · de Maßangabe (magnitude determined by measuring) · it misurazione (act of measuring) · hi नाप (act of measuring) · fa-ira اَنْدازِه گیری (act of measuring) · de Maß (magnitude determined by measuring) · ko 측정치 (magnitude determined by measuring) · pt medida (act of measuring) · ro mărime (magnitude determined by measuring) · si මිම්ම (magnitude determined by measuring) · pt medida (magnitude determined by measuring) · sv mätning (act of measuring) · sw kipimo (magnitude determined by measuring) · ka ზომა (magnitude determined by measuring) · ru измере́ние (act of measuring) · sk meranie (act of measuring) · cs měření (act of measuring) · eo mezurado (act of measuring) · es mediciones (act of measuring) · he מְדִידָה (act of measuring) · fi määrittely (act of measuring) · crh ölçev (act of measuring) · ru ме́ра (magnitude determined by measuring) · ca mesurament (act of measuring) · ru разме́р (magnitude determined by measuring) · es medida (act of measuring) · tl sukat (magnitude determined by measuring) · pt medição (act of measuring) · hi माप (magnitude determined by measuring) · no måling (act of measuring) · fi mittaustulos (magnitude determined by measuring) · ru ме́рка (magnitude determined by measuring) · ca mesura (magnitude determined by measuring) · el καταμέτρηση (act of measuring) · si මැනීම (act of measuring) · ro măsurătoare (act of measuring) · nl meting (magnitude determined by measuring) · ru измере́ние (magnitude determined by measuring) · ko 측정 (act of measuring) · bg разме́р (magnitude determined by measuring) · hu mérés (act of measuring) · hi नाप (magnitude determined by measuring) · hy չափում (act of measuring) · es medidas (magnitude determined by measuring) · hy չափ (magnitude determined by measuring) · hu méret (magnitude determined by measuring) · de Aufmaß (magnitude determined by measuring) · kk өлшем (act of measuring) · es medidas (act of measuring) · nl meting (act of measuring) · hy չափում (magnitude determined by measuring) · bg ме́рене (act of measuring) · cmn 尺寸 (magnitude determined by measuring) · he מדידה (magnitude determined by measuring) · hi मापन (magnitude determined by measuring) · pl wielkość (magnitude determined by measuring) · el μέτρηση (act of measuring) · mi inenga (magnitude determined by measuring) · pl pomiar (act of measuring) · fi mitta (magnitude determined by measuring) · tl sukat (act of measuring) · sw kipimo (act of measuring) · hi नपाई (act of measuring) · tg андоза (magnitude determined by measuring) · el επιμέτρηση (act of measuring) · hi मापन (act of measuring) · ro măsurare (act of measuring) · ro măsură (magnitude determined by measuring) · ur اَنْدازَہ (magnitude determined by measuring) · mi inenga (act of measuring) · hu megmérés (act of measuring) · pt mensuração (act of measuring) · sv mätvärde (magnitude determined by measuring) · uk ро́змір (magnitude determined by measuring) · nv íʼneelʼąąh (magnitude determined by measuring) · gd tomhas (act of measuring) · uk мі́рка (magnitude determined by measuring) · ja 測定値 (magnitude determined by measuring) · es medida (magnitude determined by measuring) · el διαστάσεις (magnitude determined by measuring) · hi नापतौल (act of measuring) · mk мерење (act of measuring) · km រង្វាស់ (magnitude determined by measuring) · eo mezuro (magnitude determined by measuring) · uk вимі́рювання (magnitude determined by measuring) · de Messung (act of measuring) · grc μέτρησις (act of measuring) · de Messwert (magnitude determined by measuring) · gd tomhas (magnitude determined by measuring) · uk вимі́рювання (act of measuring) · fr mesure (magnitude determined by measuring) · uk мі́ра (magnitude determined by measuring) · es medición (act of measuring) · crh ölçeme (act of measuring) · ur ناپ (act of measuring) · hi माप (act of measuring) · sv mått (magnitude determined by measuring) · fr mesure (act of measuring) · ms sukatan (act of measuring) · bg изме́рване (act of measuring) · txb yarm (magnitude determined by measuring)