as in size
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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The measurements showed these two canyons were similar in width and length to the Grand Canyon.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Priced at more than $4,500, it’s made to order as the measurements are custom.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The measurement is commonly written out as 120/80 mmHg.10
Hypertension develops when the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels is too high.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
That means astronomers have some inherent uncertainty in their measurement of this asteroid’s diameter.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
Priced at more than $4,500, it’s made to order as the measurements are custom.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 4 Feb. 2025
The measurement is commonly written out as 120/80 mmHg.10
Hypertension develops when the force of blood pushing against the walls of blood vessels is too high.
—Ashley Wong, Health, 3 Feb. 2025
That means astronomers have some inherent uncertainty in their measurement of this asteroid’s diameter.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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