measurements

plural of measurement
as in dimensions
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something the measurement of the average house lot in that neighborhood is half an acre

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Recent Examples of measurements The researchers estimated the probability of matching facial measurements among the group by comparing eight specific metrics, such as the length of the ears or the distance between the eyes. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 July 2026 Emergency services evacuated everyone from the vessel and the surrounding quay after the leak was detected and carried out air quality measurements. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026 In 2015, an international team led by ecologist Thomas Crowther developed the first global tree-density map by combining satellite observations with hundreds of thousands of field measurements collected from every continent except Antarctica. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026 That process began with measurements before this year’s Super Bowl, as Kuechly’s skull was measured by lead sculptor Blair Buswell. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2026 By April 19, the tilt sensor measurements were accelerating at a rate that made scientists determine a collapse was imminent. Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 The Hubble data ran from 2003 to 2023, and the James Webb Space Telescope picked up after that to help refine the measurements. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026 Researchers pored over more than 20 years of data from the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, as well as more recent measurements from the agency’s James Webb Space Telescope. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 14 July 2026 Current clinical practice commonly uses point-in-time measures, including urinary luteinizing hormone tests to estimate ovulation and single mid-luteal phase progesterone measurements to confirm it. Matt Emma, USA Today, 14 July 2026
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Noun
  • Even more than Stinnerbom’s cardamom bun — which some praise as the best in Oslo — the more elemental cinnamon notes, enhanced with lemon zest and juice, allow the sourdough’s multifaceted dimensions to come through.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • And if nothing else, the familiar voices all helped this Englishman get used to the portion sizes.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • With its relaxed fit, the dress offers a forgiving silhouette and is available in sizes XS to 1X in an assortment of colors.
    Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

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“Measurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurements. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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