Topic: MEASUREMENT
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acre
acreage
avoirdupois
baker's dozen
balance
barometer
baseline
basin
baud rate
bearing
becquerel
black box
boiling point
bottle
box
calculator
calibrate
calibration
cc
centi-
centimetre
circumference
cl
clock
cm
cu
cubic
cubit
cup
cupful
cwt
daylight saving time
deci-
decibel
decimalization
deflection
degree
density
depth
dimension
dipstick
displacement
doz.
dozen
elevation
factor
fathom
fl oz
fluid ounce
foot
ft
g
gage
gal
gallon
gauge(n)
gauge(v)
GB
Geiger counter
gigabyte
gill
girth
gm
graduated
graduation
grain
gram
gramme
grid
gross
handful
hectare
hertz
high
hundredweight
impedance
imperial
inch
indicator
instrument
joule
karat
kg
kilo
kilo-
kilogram
kilometre
km
knot
l
latitude
lb
league
length
light year
liter
litre
low water mark
max
maximum
mean
measure(v)
measure(n)
measurement
median
medium
megaton
melting point
mental age
meter(n)
meter(v)
-meter
metre
-metre
metric
metrication
metric ton
mg
MHz
microsecond
mile
millennium
milli-
millibar
milligram
millilitre
millimetre
minus
minute
ml
mpg
mph
nano-
nanosecond
nautical mile
ounce
overweight
oz
pace
part
pedometer
pint
plus
point
pound
punnet
qt
quantify
quart
radioactive dating
radius
rain gauge
read
reading
record
reset
rev
rotation
rpm
rule
ruler
scale
sea level
sea mile
seismograph
sensor
sextant
snowfall
soundings
sq.
subsonic
sundial
therm
timberline
tog
ton
tonnage
tonne
troy weight
unit
voltmeter
volume
watch
watt
wattage
weighbridge
weight
width
wt.
yard
yardage
yardstick
yd
zero
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mea‧sure‧ment W3

1 [countable] the length, height etc of something
take/make measurements (=measure something)
Take measurements of the room before you buy any new furniture.
Take measurements of the room before you buy any new furniture. take somebody's measurements (=measure someone in order to make or get clothes for them)
The assistant took my measurements and showed me what was available in my size.
The assistant took my measurements and showed me what was available in my size.2 [uncountable] the act of measuring something