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# measurement

noun (a measurement, measurements; also uncountable)

«measurement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A measurement is a number with a unit that tells how long, heavy, big, hot or fast something is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#m1)
2. Measurement is the act of measuring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#m2)
3. Your measurements are the sizes of your body, such as waist and height, used for clothes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths and science: take measurements with rulers, scales and thermometers; units like cm, kg, litres and °C; record measurements in tables. Phrases: take a measurement, accurate measurement, units of measurement.

### Examples

- The measurement of the table is 120 cm by 80 cm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x1)
- Write each measurement with its unit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x2)
- We took measurements of the plant every week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x3)
- The tailor took my measurements for a suit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x4)
- Measurement of time uses seconds, minutes and hours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x5)
- Check your measurements twice before cutting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/#x6)

### Note

Countable or uncountable. A measurement needs a number and a unit: "5" alone is not a measurement, "5 cm" is. In maths: change measurements to the same unit before adding (1 m + 20 cm = 120 cm).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «measurement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/measurement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«measurement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/measurement.html) on Mova free.