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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Vehicle miles traveled is a measurement that looks at the total miles driven by all vehicles within a specific area, and was studied separately for each of the project’s land uses.
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That's why researchers were particularly interested in one 2019 study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry that made objective measurements of drug levels in umbilical cord blood in nearly a thousand mother-and-child pairs.
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The discovery of the cosmic microwave background and the subsequent measurement of its temperature and the blackbody nature of its spectrum eliminated alternative theories like the Steady State model.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
These characteristics mean the molecular measurements are consistent and understandable, even in different places across the larger hillslope.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
That's why researchers were particularly interested in one 2019 study in the journal JAMA Psychiatry that made objective measurements of drug levels in umbilical cord blood in nearly a thousand mother-and-child pairs.
—Allison Aubrey, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
The discovery of the cosmic microwave background and the subsequent measurement of its temperature and the blackbody nature of its spectrum eliminated alternative theories like the Steady State model.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
These characteristics mean the molecular measurements are consistent and understandable, even in different places across the larger hillslope.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 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 29 Sep. 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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