measurement
/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/US/ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/
measurement noun: the act of measuring.
Noun
measurement (plural measurements)
- The act of measuring.
- Synonyms:
- mensuration
- Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
- Risk is everywhere.[…]For each one there is a frighteningly precise measurement of just how likely it is to jump from the shadows and get you. “The Norm Chronicles”[…]aims to help data-phobes find their way through this blizzard of risks.2013 June 22, “Snakes and ladders”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 76
measurement meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
measurement in Hindi
- act of measuring
- माप māp, नाप nāp, मापन māpan, नापजोख nāpjokh, नापतौल nāptaul, नपाई napāī
- magnitude determined by measuring
- माप māp, नाप nāp, मापन māpan
measurement in Tamil
- அளவை, அளவு, அளவீடு
measurement in Urdu
- act of measuring
- ناپ nāp
- magnitude determined by measuring
- اَنْدازَہ andāza
measurement in Bengali
- measurement, measure
- পরিমাপ pôrimap
More languagesFewer languages
- measurement in Telugu
- కొలత kolata, కొల kola
- measurement in Malayalam
- അളവ് aḷavŭ
- measurement in Kannada
- ಅಳೆಯುವಿಕೆ, ಮಾಪನ, ಮಾನ, ವಿಸ್ತೀರ್ಣ
- measurement in Punjabi
- ਮੇਚ mec
- measurement in Gujarati
- માપણી māpṇī
- measurement in Odia
- ମାନ māna
- measurement in Sanskrit
- प्रमाण pramāṇa
- measurement in Sinhala
- මැනීම mænīma, මිම්ම mimma
- measurement in Tagalog
- sukat
- measurement in Malay
- sukatan
Examples of measurement in a sentence
- Here's the measurement – the ribbon must be that long, no longer and no shorter.
- A “dite” is a Maine measurement, somewhere between a smidge and a bit.
- An excavation unit need not be rectangular, if precise measurements are made to assure good provenience.
Synonyms of measurement
Forms of measurement
| plural | measurements |
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Origin of measurement
From measure + -ment.
Words formed from measurement
Phrases with measurement
Questions about measurement
- What does measurement mean?
- Measurement means the act of measuring.
- What is measurement in Hindi?
- Measurement in Hindi is माप (māp), नाप (nāp), मापन (māpan). See Measurement meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is measurement?
- Measurement is a noun.
- How do you pronounce measurement?
- Measurement is pronounced /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of measurement?
- The plural of measurement is measurements.
Words near measurement in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: measurement (page history and authors); measurement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); পরিমাপ (Bengali) (page history and authors); కొల (Telugu) (page history and authors); അളവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); measurement (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੇਚ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); માપણી (Gujarati) (page history and authors); ମାନ (Odia) (page history and authors); प्रमाण (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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