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| acre |
a unit of area equal to 43,560 square feet, used to measure land. The acre is a standard unit of measurement in the United States and the United Kingdom. |
| geometry |
the area of mathematics concerned with the study of shapes and objects. Geometry deals with the measurement and relation of angles, points, lines, planes, and solid figures. [1/2 definitions] |
| kilobyte |
a unit of measurement equal to 1,024 bytes. Kilobytes are used to measure the amount of electronic information that can be stored by a computer. (abbreviated: k) |
| magnitude |
the unit of measurement for the brightness of a star or other body in space. [2/4 definitions] |
| measure |
to have as a measurement. [1/7 definitions] |
| megabyte |
a unit of measurement equal to 1,048,576 bytes. Megabytes are used to measure the amount of electronic information that can be stored by a computer. |
| metric1 |
having to do with the metric or international system of measurement. |
| peck1 |
a unit of measurement of grains and other dry things. A peck is equal to eight quarts, one fourth of a bushel, or 8.81 liters. [1/2 definitions] |
| reading |
the point shown on an instrument of measurement. [1/3 definitions] |
| teaspoon |
a unit of measurement used in cooking equal to one third of a tablespoon. (abbreviation: tsp.) [1/2 definitions] |
| temperature |
the measurement of heat or cold as shown in degrees on a thermometer. [1/3 definitions] |
| thick |
large in measurement from one side of a surface to the opposite side; not thin in the smallest dimension of something. [1/6 definitions] |
| thickness |
the measurement of the distance between the two sides of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| unit |
a fixed amount that is used as a standard of measurement. [1/4 definitions] |
| wide |
having an exact measurement from side to side. [1/7 definitions] |
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