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overmeasurement

overmeasurement noun: the process or result of overmeasuring; a measurement that is larger than it should be.

Noun

overmeasurement (countable and uncountable, plural overmeasurements)

  1. The process or result of overmeasuring; a measurement that is larger than it should be.

Forms of overmeasurement

pluralovermeasurements

Origin of overmeasurement

From over- + measurement.

Questions about overmeasurement

What does overmeasurement mean?
Overmeasurement means the process or result of overmeasuring; a measurement that is larger than it should be.
What part of speech is overmeasurement?
Overmeasurement is a noun.
What is the plural of overmeasurement?
The plural of overmeasurement is overmeasurements.

Words near overmeasurement in the dictionary

  1. overmaturity
  2. overmean
  3. overmeaningful
  4. overmeasure
  5. overmeasured
  6. overmeasurement
  7. overmeasurements
  8. overmeasures
  9. overmeasuring
  10. overmeddle
  11. overmeddled

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