Engelsk substantiv: 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | step | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | maneuver, manoeuvre, tactical maneuver, tactical manoeuvre | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | amount, quantity | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | abstract entity, abstraction | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 | ||
Kjennetegner disse uttrykkene | nonstandard, standard | ||
3. | measure (om kommunikasjon) a statute in draft before it becomes law | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They held a public hearing on the bill. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bill | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | appropriation bill, bill of attainder, bottle bill, farm bill, trade bill | ||
Omfatter disse spesifikke uttrykk | rider | ||
Overordnet kategori | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | measurement, measuring, mensuration | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | activity | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 kommunikasjon) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | criterion, standard, touchstone | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | metric, system of measurement | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 kommunikasjon) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | beat, cadence, meter, metre | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, scansion | ||
Overordnet kategori | metrics, prosody | ||
7. | measure (om kommunikasjon) musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | bar | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | musical notation | ||
8. | measure (om gjenstand) measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | measuring rod, measuring stick | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | board rule, rule, ruler, size stick | ||
9. | measure (om gjenstand) a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | container | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | measuring cup | ||
Engelsk verb: measure | |||
1. | measure (om erkjendelse) determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Measure the length of the wall. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | measure out, mensurate | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | decide, determine, make up one's mind | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | calibrate, caliper, calliper, shoot, triangulate | ||
2. | measure (om endring) express as a number or measure or quantity | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Can you quantify your results?. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | quantify | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | carry, convey, express | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | 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 spesifikke uttrykk | be | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | endure, last, scale, stand, weigh | ||
4. | measure (om erkjendelse) 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s something | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | censor, grade, mark, praise, rate, reassess, reevaluate, score, standardise, standardize, value | ||
Utsagnsord med lignende betydning | assess | ||