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When we talk about measurement, we are talking about finding out the size, weight, or amount of something. When we measure something, we find out things like how heavy it is, how long it is, or how tall it is.
Leo's class studied measurement in school today. They learned about inches, feet, and yards.
- synonyms:
- measure
- similar words:
- calculation
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A measurement is the information you get from measuring something. A measurement is the size, weight, or amount of something that you can see from measuring.
The measurements of the room are 10 feet by 20 feet.- synonyms:
- dimension, size
- similar words:
- amount, magnitude, quantity
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depth, volume |
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broader categories that include measurement |
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mathematics, science |
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some descriptions of measurements |
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big, bright, close, cold, deep, dim, distant, empty, enormous, equal, fast, few, heavy, high, hot, large, light, long, loud, low, many, massive, narrow, quiet, shallow, short, slender, slim, slow, small, tall, thick, thin, vast, wide |
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some people associated with measuring |
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architect, baker, engineer, scientist |
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some qualities of measurement |
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amount, degree, extent, grade, interval, magnitude, pitch, quantity, range, span |
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some things conventionally associated with measurements |
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charts, diagrams, experiments, gauges, geography, geometry, grades, logs, maps, meters, metric system, standards, tables |
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some things that are measured |
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altitude, angle, capacity, density, depth, distance, force, height, latitude, length, longitude, pace, power, pressure, size, speed, temperature, time, volume, width |
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some tools used in measurement |
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clock, level, ruler, scale, spoon, stopwatch, tape measure, thermometer, yardstick |
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some units of measurement |
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acre, calorie, centimeter, cup, day, degree, foot, gallon, gram, hour, inch, kilometer, knot, liter, measure, meter, mile, minute, mph, ounce, pint, pound, quart, second, tablespoon, teaspoon, ton, yard |
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some ways of describing measuring |
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accurate, approximate, average, digital, exact, metric, precise, scientific, standard |
The word measurement
contains the following part:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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