measures

1. n any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal n how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify n a statute in draft before it becomes law n the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule n a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse n musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats n measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements n a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance v determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of v express as a number or measure or quantity v have certain dimensions v evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of Source: ecdict

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