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verb

Measure v. t. (past & past part. measured; pres. part. measuring)

To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. "Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power! what thought can measure thee?"

To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature.

To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. "A true devoted pilgrim is not weary To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps."

To adjust by a rule or standard. "To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires."

To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off. "With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again." "That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun."

To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's.

Measure v. i.

To make a measurement or measurements.

To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally.

To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as, cloth measures three fourths of a yard; a tree measures three feet in diameter.

adjective

Measuring adj. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.

Measuring faucet, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.

Measuring worm (Zool.), the larva of any geometrid moth. They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See Geometrid.

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Etymology of 'Measuring'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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