measurement B1 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ UK /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ See IPA manual Freq #19205 Meanings 1 noun The act or process of measuring something. The measurements were carefully done before cutting the wood. 2 noun A size, amount, or value found by measuring. The tailor took my measurements for the suit. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act or process of... measure More measuringmensuration Word family Forms measurements Derived forms intermeasurementmeasurementalmicromeasurementmismeasurementovermeasurementpostmeasurementpremeasurementremeasurementundermeasurement Related forms accuracyagricultureamplitudeapproximationassayingassessingassessmentattributecharacteristiccommerceconsistencyconstruction Common collocations mental measurement Adjective + noun precise measurement Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From measure + -ment. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # measurement **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɛʒ.ɚ.mənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/ **Frequency rank:** 19205 ## Meanings 1. The act or process of measuring something. 2. A size, amount, or value found by measuring. ## Examples - The measurements were carefully done before cutting the wood. - The tailor took my measurements for the suit. ## Synonyms - measuring - mensuration ## Derived Forms - intermeasurement - measuremental - micromeasurement - mismeasurement - overmeasurement - postmeasurement - premeasurement - remeasurement - undermeasurement ## Related Forms - accuracy - agriculture - amplitude - approximation - assaying - assessing - assessment - attribute - characteristic - commerce - consistency - construction ## Etymology From measure + -ment. ## AI Etymology Measurement comes from measure + -ment. In present-day English its meanings include the act or process of measuring something and a size, amount, or value found by measuring. Related and derived forms include accuracy, agriculture, amplitude, and intermeasurement. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown