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meas·ure·ment

(mĕzh′ər-mənt)

1. The act of measuring or the process of being measured.

2. A system of measuring: measurement in miles.

3. The dimension, quantity, or capacity determined by measuring: the measurements of a room.

CONVERSION BETWEEN METRIC AND U.S. CUSTOMARY UNITS

FROM U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC

When You Know	Multiply By	To Find
inches	25.4	millimeters
	2.54	centimeters
feet	30.48	centimeters
yards	0.91	meters
miles	1.61	kilometers
teaspoons	4.93	milliliters
tablespoons	14.79	milliliters
fluid ounces	29.57	milliliters
cups	0.24	liters
pints (liquid)	0.47	liters (liquid)
quarts (liquid)	0.95	liters (liquid)
gallons	3.79	liters
cubic feet	0.028	cubic meters
cubic yards	0.76	cubic meters
ounces	28.35	grams
pounds	0.45	kilograms
short tons (2,000 lbs)	0.91	metric tons
square inches	6.45	square centimeters
square feet	0.09	square meters
square yards	0.84	square meters
square miles	2.59	square kilometers
acres	0.40	hectares

FROM METRIC TO U.S. CUSTOMARY

When You Know	Multiply By	To Find
millimeters	0.04	inches
centimeters	0.39	inches
meters	3.28	feet
	1.09	yards
kilometers	0.62	miles
milliliters	0.20	teaspoons
	0.07	tablespoons
	0.03	fluid ounces
liters (liquid)	1.06	quarts (liquid)
	0.26	gallons
	4.23	cups
	2.12	pints (liquid)
cubic meters	35.31	cubic feet
	1.35	cubic yards
grams	0.035	ounces
kilograms	2.20	pounds
metric tons (1,000 kg)	1.10	short tons
square centimeters	0.155	square inches
square meters	1.20	square yards
square kilometers	0.39	square miles
hectares	2.47	acres

TEMPERATURE CONVERSION BETWEEN CELSIUS AND FAHRENHEIT

°C = (°F - 32) ÷ 1.8

°F = (°C × 1.8) + 32

UNITS OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM

The International System (abbreviated SI, for Système International, the French name for the system) was adopted in 1960 by the 11th General Conference on Weights and Measures. An expanded and modified version of the metric system, the International System addresses the needs of modern science for additional and more accurate units of measurement. The key features of the International System are decimalization, a system of prefixes, and a standard defined in terms of an invariable physical measure.

BASE UNITS

The International System has base units from which all others in the system are derived. The standards for the base units, except for the kilogram, are defined by unchanging and reproducible physical occurences. For example, the meter is defined as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. The standard for the kilogram is a platinum-iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Standards in Sèvres, France.

Unit	Quantity	Symbol
meter	length	m
kilogram	mass	kg
second	time	s
ampere	electric current	A
kelvin	temperature	K
mole	amount of matter	mol
candela	luminous intensity	cd

PREFIXES

A multiple of a unit in the International System is formed by adding a prefix to the name of that unit. The prefixes change the magnitude of the unit by orders of ten from 1024 to 10-24.

Prefix	Symbol	Multiplying Factor
yotta-	Y	1024 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
zetta-	Z	1021 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
exa-	E	1018 = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
peta-	P	1015 = 1,000,000,000,000,000
tera-	T	1012 = 1,000,000,000,000
giga-	G	109 = 1,000,000,000
mega-	M	106 = 1,000,000
kilo-	k	103 = 1,000
hecto-	h	102 = 100
deca-	da	10 = 10
deci-	d	10-1 = 0.1
centi-	c	10-2 = 0.01
milli-	m	10-3 = 0.001
micro-	μ	10-6 = 0.000,001
nano-	n	10-9 = 0.000,000,001
pico-	p	10-12 = 0.000,000,000,001
femto-	f	10-15 = 0.000,000,000,000,001
atto-	a	10-18 = 0.000,000,000,000,000,001
zepto-	z	10-21 = 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,001
yocto-	y	10-24 = 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001

DERIVED UNITS

Most of the units in the International System are derived units, that is units defined in terms of base units and supplementary units. Derived units can be divided into two groups—those that have a special name and symbol, and those that do not.

WITHOUT NAMES AND SYMBOLS
Measure of	Derivation
acceleration	m/s2
angular acceleration	rad/s2
angular velocity	rad/s
density	kg/m3
electric field strength	V/m
luminance	cd/m2
magnetic field strength	A/m
velocity	m/s

WITH NAMES AND SYMBOLS
Unit	Measure of	Symbol	Derivation
coulomb	electric charge	C	A·s
farad	electric capacitance	F	A·s/V
henry	inductance	H	V·s/A
hertz	frequency	Hz	cycles/s
joule	quantity of energy	J	N·m
lumen	flux of light	lm	cd·sr
lux	illumination	lx	lm/m2
newton	force	N	kg·m/s2
ohm	electric resistance	Ω	V/A
pascal	pressure	Pa	N/m2
tesla	magnetic flux density	T	Wb/m2
volt	voltage	V	W/A
watt	power	W	J/s
weber	magnetic flux	Wb	V·s

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measurement

(ˈmɛʒəmənt)

1. the act or process of measuring

2. an amount, extent, or size determined by measuring

3. a system of measures based on a particular standard

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meas•ure•ment

(ˈmɛʒ ər mənt)

n.

1. the act of measuring.

2. a measured dimension.

3. extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring.

4. a system of measuring or measures: liquid measurement.

meas·ure·ment

(mĕzh′ər-mənt)

A method for determining quantity, capacity, or dimension. All systems of measurement use units whose amounts have been arbitrarily set and agreed upon by a group of people. Several systems of measurement are in common use, notably the United States Customary System and the metric system. The metric system has been officially adopted as the international standard for use in science, providing scientists all over the world with an efficient way of comparing the results of experiments conducted at different times and in different places.

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Measurement

measurement

– measure

1. 'measurement'

A measurement is a result obtained by measuring something.

Check the measurements carefully.

Every measurement was exact.

2. 'measure'

You do not use 'measurement' to refer to an action taken by a government. The word you use is measure.

Measures had been taken to limit the economic decline.

Day nurseries were started as a war-time measure to allow mothers to work.

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Noun

measurement - the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done"; "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate"

measuring, mensuration, measure

activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"

seismography - the measurement of tremors and shocks and undulatory movements of earthquakes

quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis - chemical analysis to determine the amounts of each element in the substance

actinometry - measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays)

algometry - measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure

anemography - recording anemometrical measurements

anemometry - measuring wind speed and direction

angulation - the precise measurement of angles

anthropometry - measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities

arterial blood gases - measurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial blood; important in diagnosis of many respiratory diseases

audiometry - measuring sensitivity of hearing

bathymetry, plumbing - measuring the depths of the oceans

calorimetry - measurement of quantities of heat

cephalometry - measurement of human heads

densitometry - measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light on it and measuring its transmission

dosimetry - measuring the dose of radiation emitted by a radioactive source

fetometry, foetometry - measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head)

gravimetry, hydrometry - the measurement of specific gravity

hypsometry, hypsography - measurement of the elevation of land above sea level

mental measurement - a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions

micrometry - measuring with a micrometer

observation - the act of making and recording a measurement

pelvimetry - measurement of the dimensions of the bony birth canal (to determine whether vaginal birth is possible)

photometry - measurement of the properties of light (especially luminous intensity)

quantification - the act of discovering or expressing the quantity of something

radioactive dating - measurement of the amount of radioactive material (usually carbon 14) that an object contains; can be used to estimate the age of the object

meter reading, reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company"

sampling - measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form)

sounding - the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

sound ranging - locating a source of sound (as an enemy gun) by measurements of the time the sound arrives at microphones in known positions

scaling - act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale

spirometry - the use of a spirometer to measure vital capacity

surveying - the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map; "he studied surveying at college"

telemetry - automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means

thermometry - the measurement of temperature

thermogravimetry - the measurement of changes in weight as a function of changes in temperature used as a technique of chemically analyzing substances

tonometry - the measurement of intraocular pressure by determining the amount of force needed to make a slight indentation in the cornea

viscometry, viscosimetry - the measurement of viscosity

measurement

noun

1. size, length, dimension, area, amount, weight, volume, capacity, extent, height, depth, width, magnitude, amplitude Some of the measurements are doubtless inaccurate.

2. calculation, assessment, evaluation, estimation, survey, judgment, valuation, appraisal, computation, calibration, mensuration, metage Measurement of blood pressure can be undertaken by the practice nurse.

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measurement

noun

The act or process of ascertaining dimensions, quantity, or capacity:

measure, mensuration, metrology.

Translations

قِياسمَقاييس الجِسِممَقاييس، حَجم، مساحَه

měřenímírarozměr

målmåling

Abmessung Ausmaß Maß Messung

μέτρηση

medida medición

mittaus

mesure taille mensurations mesurage

megmérésmérésméret

mælingmál

misurazione misura

måling

mensuração medição medida

meranie

velikost

mätningmått

ölç meölçü

尺寸测量量得的尺寸或大小等

measurement

[ˈmeʒəmənt] N

1. (= size) → medida f
bust/hip measurement → contorno m de pecho/de caderas
inside leg measurement → largo m de entrepierna
waist measurement → cintura f, talle m
to take sb's measurements → tomar las medidas a algn

2. (= act, system) → medición f

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measurement

[ˈmɛʒə^rmənt]

[waist, bust] → tour m
What is your waist measurement? → Quel est votre tour de taille?
chest measurement → tour m de poitrine
hip measurement → tour m de hanches

[level, pressure] → mesure f measurements

npl

(for clothes) → mesures fpl
to take sb's measurements → prendre les mesures de qn

to take measurements [scientist] → procéder à des mesures; [craftsman] → prendre les mesuresmeasuring jug n → pot m graduémeasuring tape n → centimètre m

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measurement

(= act) → Messung f; the metric system of measurement → das metrische Maßsystem

(= measure) → Maß nt; (= figure) → Messwert m; (fig) → Maßstab m; to take somebody’s measurements → an jdm or bei jdm Maß nehmen

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measurement

[ˈmɛʒəmənt] n (act) → misurazione f; (measure) → misura
to take sb's measurements → prendere le misure di or a qn
chest/hip measurement → giro petto/fianchi

measure

(ˈmeʒə) noun

1. an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something. a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.

2. a unit. The metre is a measure of length.

3. a system of measuring. dry/liquid/square measure.

4. a plan of action or something done. We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.

5. a certain amount. a measure of sympathy.

6. (in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.

verb

1. to find the size, amount etc of (something). He measured the table.

2. to show the size, amount etc of. A thermometer measures temperature.

3. (with against, ~besides etc) to judge in comparison with. She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.

4. to be a certain size. This table measures two metres by one metre.

ˈmeasurement noun

1. size, amount etc found by measuring. What are the measurements of this room?

2. the sizes of various parts of the body, usually the distance round the chest, waist and hips. What are your measurements, madam?

3. the act of measuring. We can find the size of something by means of measurement.

beyond measure

very great. I'm offering you riches beyond measure!

for good measure

as something extra or above the minimum necessary. The shopkeeper weighed out the sweets and put in a few more for good measure.

full measure

(no less than) the correct amount. We must ensure that customers get full measure.

made to measure (of clothing) made to fit the measurements of a particular person: Was your jacket made to measure?; adjective (etc)

a made-to-measure suit.

measure out

to mark (off), weigh (out) a certain distance, amount. He measured out a kilo of sugar.

measure up (often with to)

to reach a certain required standard. John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).

measurement

n (act) medición f, (value obtained) valor m, medida; Blood glucose measurement is easy..La medición de la glucosa en sangre es fácil.

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In respect of military method, we have, firstly, Measurement; secondly, Estimation of quantity; thirdly, Calculation; fourthly, Balancing of chances; fifthly, Victory.

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a sulk and pout, by carpenter's measurement, about twenty feet long and five feet deep; a sulk and pout that will yield you some 500 gallons of oil and more.

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Dimension implies direction, implies measurement, implies the more and the less.

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[1]On Barsoom the AD is the basis of linear measurement. It is the equivalent of an Earthly foot, measuring about 11.694 Earth inches.

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"Five paces by four and a half, five paces by four and a half, five paces by four and a half." The prisoner walked to and fro in his cell, counting its measurement, and the roar of the city arose like muffled drums with a wild swell of voices added to them.

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Here I was, a giant among pig- mies, a man among children, a master intelligence among intellectual moles: by all rational measurement the one and only actually great man in that whole British world; and yet there and then, just as in the remote England of my birth-time, the sheep-witted earl who could claim long descent from a king's leman, acquired at second-hand from the slums of London, was a better man than I was.

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I will translate that child-murder word for word, to give the reader a realizing sense of what a fifth part of the reading-matter of a Munich daily actually is when it comes under measurement of the eye:

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Thompson, surveyor to the Northwest Company; who, by the joint means of the barometer and trigonometric measurement, ascertained it to be twenty-five thousand feet above the level of the sea; an elevation only inferior to that of the Himalayas.

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Tahoe is one thousand five hundred and twenty-five feet deep in the centre, by the state geologist's measurement. They say the great peak opposite this town is five thousand feet high: but I feel sure that three thousand feet of that statement is a good honest lie.

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He began to get accurate measurement of his strength and his weakness, and to know when to be bold and when to be cautious.

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At the close of the eighteenth century Herschel, armed with a powerful telescope, considerably reduced the preceding measurements. He assigned a height of 11,400 feet to the maximum elevations, and reduced the mean of the different altitudes to little more than 2,400 feet.

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The account he had given of himself stated that he was a surveyor, engaged in taking measurements for a new map of that part of the country, shortly to be published.