substantiv
how much there is of something that you can quantifysubstantiv
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal"the situation called for strong measures"
"the police took steps to reduce crime"
"the police took steps to reduce crime"
substantiv
the act or process of measuring"the measurements were carefully done"
"his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
"his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"
substantiv
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervalsused as a reference in making measurements
substantiv
a statute in draft before it becomes law"they held a public hearing on the bill"
substantiv
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats"the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
substantiv
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of versesubstantiv
a basis for comparisona reference point against which other things can be evaluated
"they set the measure for all subsequent work"
verb
express as a number or measure or quantity"Can you quantify your results?"
verb
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of"Measure the length of the wall"
verb
place a value onjudge the worth of something
"I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"
verb
have certain dimensions"This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"
Sinonime:
(substantiv) amount, bar, beat, bill, cadence, criterion, measurement, measuring, mensuration, meter, metre, quantity, standard, step
(verb) appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value