measurements

noun

plural of measurement
as in dimensions
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something the measurement of the average house lot in that neighborhood is half an acre

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Recent Examples of measurements This size is used to design every parking space, even though not all cars have the same measurements. — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 26 June 2026 All these and more measurements and observations are recorded. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 So a few years ago, Torres-Tamayo and her colleagues decided to take a new set of measurements with a more open-minded approach. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026 These diseases can be prevented with proper watering measurements and keeping your mound spaced properly. — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 26 June 2026 By combining their temperature measurements with the planet’s mass and models of how giant planets cool over time, the astronomers effectively rewound its thermal history. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 1 July 2026 Blocking the details As with other types of data, nuanced measurements are essential for scientific research that clearly describes problems and identifies solutions that are most likely to be effective. — Mark Axelrod, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 According to the team, the new system delivers world-class performance by combining frequency comb microwaves with a dual-comb down-conversion method, enabling stable, long-duration measurements throughout an entire plasma discharge. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 The boat comes with modern amenities like special laboratory refrigerators to store water samples and computer desks to allow continuous measurements of water quality while conducting water quality sampling. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurements
  1. dimensions
  2. sizes
Noun
  • Even more than Stinnerbom’s cardamom bun — which some praise as the best in Oslo — the more elemental cinnamon notes, enhanced with lemon zest and juice, allow the sourdough’s multifaceted dimensions to come through.
    — Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Unlike conventional porous carbons, which interact only weakly with polysulfides, COFs possess periodically arranged pores whose dimensions, chemical environments, and electronic characteristics can be programmed by design.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Definition of dimensions
Noun
  • Available in 5-piece, 8-piece, 15-piece and 30-piece order sizes, the nuggets come in mini-buckets along with Jollibee’s signature gravy or one of five dipping sauces.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • They’ve been specially designed in sizes that acknowledge that the world includes people with different physiques, but where their faces would be, there’s a mirror.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of sizes

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