Engelsk navneord: measure | |||
1. | measure (om handling) any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The situation called for strong measures. The police took steps to reduce crime. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | step | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
Mere specifikke termer | countermeasure, guard, porcupine provision, precaution, safeguard, shark repellent | ||
2. | measure how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | amount, quantity | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | abstract entity, abstraction | ||
Mere specifikke termer | chance, cordage, definite quantity, economic value, fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, indefinite quantity, interval, magnetisation, magnetization, metric, octane number, octane rating, period of play, play, playing period, point, point in time, probability, proof, quantum, radical, relative quantity, system of measurement, time interval, time unit, unit of time, value, volume, volume | ||
Kendetegner | nonstandard, standard | ||
3. | measure (om kommunikation) a statute in draft before it becomes law | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They held a public hearing on the bill. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bill | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Mere specifikke termer | appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill | ||
Omfatter disse specifikke termer | rider | ||
Overordnet emneområde | jurisprudence, law | ||
4. | measure (om handling) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The measurements were carefully done. His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | measurement, measuring, mensuration | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | activity | ||
Mere specifikke termer | actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, meter reading, micrometry, observation, pelvimetry, photometry, plumbing, quantification, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, radioactive dating, reading, sampling, scaling, seismography, sound ranging, sounding, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermogravimetry, thermometry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry | ||
5. | measure (om kommunikation) a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The schools comply with federal standards. They set the measure for all subsequent work. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | criterion, standard, touchstone | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | metric, system of measurement | ||
Mere specifikke termer | baseline, benchmark, earned run average, ERA, gauge, GPA, grade point average, graduated table, medium of exchange, monetary system, norm, ordered series, procrustean bed, procrustean rule, procrustean standard, scale, scale of measurement, standard of measurement, yardstick | ||
6. | measure (om kommunikation) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | beat, cadence, meter, metre | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern | ||
Mere specifikke termer | catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, scansion | ||
Overordnet emneområde | metrics, prosody | ||
7. | measure (om kommunikation) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bar | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | musical notation | ||
8. | measure (om genstand) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | measuring rod, measuring stick | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
Mere specifikke termer | board rule, rule, ruler, size stick | ||
9. | measure (om genstand) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | container | ||
Mere specifikke termer | measuring cup | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: measure | |||
1. | measure (om erkendelse) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Measure the length of the wall. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | measure out, mensurate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
Mere specifikke termer | calibrate, caliper, calliper, shoot, triangulate | ||
2. | measure (om ændring) express as a number or measure or quantity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Can you quantify your results?. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | quantify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | carry, convey, express | ||
Mere specifikke termer | clock, fathom, gauge, librate, meter, pace, plumb, scale, sound, step, time, titrate, weigh | ||
3. | measure (om tilstand) have certain dimensions | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This table surfaces measures 20inches by 36 inches. | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | be | ||
Mere specifikke termer | endure, last, scale, stand, weigh | ||
4. | measure (om erkendelse) evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional. Access all the factors when taking a risk. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Mere specifikke termer | censor, grade, mark, praise, rate, reassess, reevaluate, score, standardise, standardize, value | ||
Udsagnsord med lignende betydning | assess | ||