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Meaning of measure

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  measure
      n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
           situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
           steps to reduce crime" [syn: {measure}, {step}]
      2: how much there is or how many there are of something that you
         can quantify [syn: {measure}, {quantity}, {amount}]
      3: a statute in draft before it becomes law; "they held a public
         hearing on the bill" [syn: {bill}, {measure}]
      4: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena
         according to a rule; "the measurements were carefully done";
         "his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate" [syn:
         {measurement}, {measuring}, {measure}, {mensuration}]
      5: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other
         things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal
         standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"
         [syn: {standard}, {criterion}, {measure}, {touchstone}]
      6: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse [syn:
         {meter}, {metre}, {measure}, {beat}, {cadence}]
      7: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats;
         "the orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song"
         [syn: {measure}, {bar}]
      8: measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular
         intervals; used as a reference in making measurements [syn:
         {measuring stick}, {measure}, {measuring rod}]
      9: a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain
         fixed amounts of a substance
      v 1: determine the measurements of something or somebody, take
           measurements of; "Measure the length of the wall" [syn:
           {measure}, {mensurate}, {measure out}]
      2: express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify
         your results?" [syn: {quantify}, {measure}]
      3: have certain dimensions; "This table surfaces measures
         20inches by 36 inches"
      4: evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or
         significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by
         a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk"
         [syn: {measure}, {evaluate}, {valuate}, {assess}, {appraise},
         {value}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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