measuring

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmɛʒərɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
used for or relating to determining size, amount, or degree

She reached for a measuring cup to portion the flour.

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Synonyms

1 adj · used for or relating to... gaugingmeasurement quantifying metering

Word family

Related forms measure measured measurement

Etymology

The present participle and gerund of measure (from Old French mesurer, from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure'). Used attributively of instruments for determining size or amount.

mēnsūra Latin mētīrī Latin

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# measuring

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɛʒərɪŋ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɛʒ(ə)rɪŋ/

## Meanings
1. used for or relating to determining size, amount, or degree

## Examples
- She reached for a measuring cup to portion the flour.

## Synonyms
- gauging
- measurement
- quantifying
- metering

## Related Forms
- measure
- measured
- measurement

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mēnsūra
- Root: mētīrī

## Etymology
The present participle and gerund of measure (from Old French mesurer, from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure'). Used attributively of instruments for determining size or amount.

## AI Etymology
Measuring has this etymological development: The present participle and gerund of measure (from Old French mesurer, from Latin mēnsūra 'a measuring', from mētīrī 'to measure'). Used attributively of instruments for determining size or amount. The etymological trail includes Latin mēnsūra, Latin mētīrī. The same word family includes measure, measured, measurement. Its current adjective use means "used for or relating to determining size, amount, or degree".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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