measurement

noun mea·sure·ment \ ˈme-zhər-mənt , ˈmā- \

|Updated on: 17 Aug 2018

Examples: measurement in a Sentence

Definition of measurement

1 : the act or process of measuring

2 : a figure, extent, or amount obtained by measuring : dimension

3 : measure 2b

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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.

Recent Examples of measurement from the Web

Researchers used these findings and the global burden of disease methodology, a measurement to estimate the impact of a disease, to examine how diabetes linked to air pollution affected 194 countries and territories.

— hannah holzer, sacbee, "Air pollution increases risk for type 2 diabetes, study finds," 12 July 2018
Every seamstress needed extra fabric to account for a mistaken measurement — and adding that tidbit made for loyal customers.

— fabiola santiago, miamiherald, "South Miami-Dade leaders are right: If they settle for buses, they’ll never get rail," 6 July 2018
The Trump administration is moving against any use of race as a measurement of diversity in education.

— BostonGlobe.com, "Trump to scrap Obama-era affirmative action guidelines," 3 July 2018
The global median dwell time -- a measurement of the time between the first signs of a compromise and when a company actually detects it -- slightly increased to 101 days in 2017 from 99 days in 2016, the report found.

— adam janofsky, WSJ, "How Hackers Use Hidden Tunnels to Steal Data and Avoid Detection," 25 June 2018
Much of the discussion regarding homelessness revolves around the point-in-time count, which is a frustrating measurement but is required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development every other year as one component to determine funding.

— michael smolens, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Progress is hard to come by in San Diego's fight against homelessness," 22 June 2018
With a depth measurement of 5,118 feet (1,560 meters) from its highest known entrance to its lowest reached point, System Huautla is the deepest cave in the Western Hemisphere and the ninth deepest cave in the world.

— joshua hydeman, National Geographic, "One of the Deepest Caves in the World is Even Bigger Than We Thought," 7 June 2018
There is nothing moving past the spacecraft to use for a speed measurement.

— rhett allain, WIRED, "How Fast Do Spacecraft Travel in The Expanse?," 31 May 2018
As early lenses had slight variations, the ease and legibility of referring to lenses as 50 mm outweighed the benefits of a more technically precise measurement.

— allain daigle, The Atlantic, "How the 50-mm Lens Became ‘Normal’," 13 May 2018

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