measures

measure[ 'meʒəz ]

• n.
  • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

    "the measurements were carefully done"

    同义词：measurementmeasuringmensuration

  • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

    "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

    同义词：standardcriteriontouchstone

  • how much there is of something that you can quantify

    同义词：quantityamount

  • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

    "the situation called for strong measures"

    同义词：step

  • a statute in draft before it becomes law

    同义词：bill

  • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

    同义词：metermetrebeatcadence

  • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats

    同义词：bar

  • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements

    同义词：measuring stickmeasuring rod

• v.
  • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of

    同义词：mensuratemeasure out

  • express as a number or measure or quantity

    同义词：quantify

  • have certain dimensions

    "This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches"

  • place a value on; judge the worth of something

    同义词：evaluatevaluateassessappraisevalue