MEASUREMENT


Meaning of MEASUREMENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ meʒə(r)mənt ]

( measurements)

1.

A measurement is a result, usually expressed in numbers, that you obtain by measuring something.

We took lots of measurements...

N-COUNT

2.

Measurement of something is the process of measuring it in order to obtain a result expressed in numbers.

Measurement of blood pressure can be undertaken by practice nurses.

N-VAR : oft N of n

3.

The measurement of the quality, value, or effect of something is the activity of deciding how great it is.

...the measurement of output in the non-market sector.

N-VAR : oft N of n

4.

Your measurements are the size of your waist, chest, hips, and other parts of your body, which you need to know when you are buying clothes.

N-PLURAL : with poss

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне.