measurement
noun
mea·sure·ment
ˈme-zhər-mənt 
ˈmā-
Examples of measurement in a Sentence
The test is for the measurement of a student's progress.
The instruments provide accurate measurement of atmospheric conditions.
The room's measurements are 30 by 15 feet.
The instruments are used for taking measurements of atmospheric conditions.
Accurate measurements are required in carpentry.
The tailor took his measurements, and his waist measurement is 36 inches.
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Digitization has played such a role in the current industrial revolution without a parallel economic measurement breakthrough that accounts for the new ways value is created, distributed and consumed.
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John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The restoration process also required them to add several new components and account for various factors that could disturb the clock’s frequency measurements (like pressure fluctuations and stray electric/magnetic fields).
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Validity, of course, is not a political measurement.
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Similar measurements of carbon monoxide could very well be underestimating the mass of other molecular clouds, Dr. Burkhart said.
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John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The restoration process also required them to add several new components and account for various factors that could disturb the clock’s frequency measurements (like pressure fluctuations and stray electric/magnetic fields).
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
Validity, of course, is not a political measurement.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2025
Similar measurements of carbon monoxide could very well be underestimating the mass of other molecular clouds, Dr. Burkhart said.
—Katrina Miller, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measurement
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measurement. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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measurement
noun
mea·sure·ment
ˈmezh-ər-mənt
ˈmāzh-
1
: the act or process of measuring
2
: a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring
3
: a system of measures
Medical Definition
measurement
noun
mea·sure·ment
ˈmezh-ər-mənt, ˈmāzh-
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