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
Using fresh data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, researchers at Israel’s Weizmann Institute of Science have produced the most precise measurements yet of the solar system’s largest planet, showing that Jupiter is slightly smaller and more flattened than earlier estimates suggested.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The measurements are the first made of Jupiter's size and shape since both NASA's Pioneer and Voyager missions made observations of the gas giant in the 1970s, the agency said in a press release highlighting the study.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The island is about 7 acres, according to measurements from Google Earth.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The rules dictate their suits must conform to their body measurements, within 2 to 4 centimeters.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
With the correct measurements for the sets also came guidelines on how to shoot the Muppets.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The previous measurements had come from NASA's Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 missions, amounting to just six data points in total, whereas Juno has been able to add another 26 measurements.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The scientists took measurements at baseline, after six weeks on the diet, and after 12 weeks.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements from 770 polar bears over 24 years around Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Barents Sea—an area that has seen an especially acute decline in sea ice over the decades.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
The measurements are the first made of Jupiter's size and shape since both NASA's Pioneer and Voyager missions made observations of the gas giant in the 1970s, the agency said in a press release highlighting the study.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
The island is about 7 acres, according to measurements from Google Earth.
—Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Feb. 2026
The rules dictate their suits must conform to their body measurements, within 2 to 4 centimeters.
—Haley Ott, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
With the correct measurements for the sets also came guidelines on how to shoot the Muppets.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
The previous measurements had come from NASA's Pioneer 10 and 11 and Voyager 1 and 2 missions, amounting to just six data points in total, whereas Juno has been able to add another 26 measurements.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 4 Feb. 2026
The scientists took measurements at baseline, after six weeks on the diet, and after 12 weeks.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Researchers took more than 1,000 body measurements from 770 polar bears over 24 years around Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago in the Barents Sea—an area that has seen an especially acute decline in sea ice over the decades.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurements
Noun
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Across research, several core psychological dimensions show up in how people relate to work.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Its dimensions were carefully calculated to fit the tunnels, bridges, and curves of the era, leaving no room for larger designs.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Trump showcased three different arch models of varying sizes at a White House event in October.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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From there, steamboats of diminishing sizes could make their way up the Mississippi, Ohio and Missouri rivers and smaller ones like the Tennessee, Arkansas and even the Wabash.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Measurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurements. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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