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 Its Hilbert space spans all possible measurements — energy, position, momentum, etc. Quanta Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 The team also stressed that scientists’ microscopic measurements result in a global impact. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 But in the future, NASA is hoping to port the lessons learned to the moon and Mars for science applications — meaning, to improve measurements from spacecraft — as well as for interplanetary traffic management. Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The third patent addresses measurements taken from 2D patterns corresponding to simulated 3D clothing. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 Objective measurements would be more convincing than survey responses, especially since the survey might not translate perfectly to a general population without heart failure, Sinvani said. Jamie Ducharme, HEALTH, 25 Aug. 2026 Fourteen of the fifteen targets that gave readable measurements yielded at least one working design. Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 These physical challenges are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity. ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026 The team spent a full day taking measurements, photographs, color samples and references. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurements
Noun
  • The ride is reasonably comfortable, steering is light but not vague and the vehicle feels smaller from behind the wheel than its large interior dimensions suggest.
    Josh Max, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eventually, astronomers uncovered ones with dimensions similar to Earth’s, and these were sometimes dubbed Earth-like worlds.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026
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  • Over the last few years, the company has also redesigned its retail packages and sizes for consumers.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tricky part is that cats come in all shapes, sizes and levels of floof, so the number on the scale does not always tell the full story.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Measurements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurements. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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