ˈmezh(ə)rəbəl, ˈmāzh-, -zhə(r)b- adjective
Etymology: Middle English mesurable moderate, from Middle French, from Late Latin mensurabilis measurable, from mensurare to measure + Latin -abilis -able — more at measure (v.)
1.
a. : capable of being measured
such measurable factors as the amount of nitrogen in air
specifically : large or small enough to be measured
only rarely found in measurable amounts
a measurable distance
b. : great enough to be worth consideration : significant
became a measurable figure on the Parisian scene — Times Literary Supplement
c. : of limited duration : not indefinite : foreseeable
reach its goal within the measurable future — Alan Valentine
2. of a number : having an exact divisor
• mea·sur·able·ness noun -es