as in size
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of measurement
Again, this can be as simple as a measurement of waist circumference.
—
Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Another criticism has been that BMI measurements do not provide consistently accurate results across racial and ethnic groups.
—Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
As online retailers expand upper-funnel channels, measurement must evolve beyond RoAS to capture incrementality and longer-term brand-building impact alongside shorter-term sales.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Most experimental efforts consequently sought to summon the butterfly in silico, within the confines of computer simulations, and those reliant on physical quantum systems studied its properties using largely indirect measurements.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measurement
Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
Another criticism has been that BMI measurements do not provide consistently accurate results across racial and ethnic groups.
—Faye Chiu, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
As online retailers expand upper-funnel channels, measurement must evolve beyond RoAS to capture incrementality and longer-term brand-building impact alongside shorter-term sales.
—Dani Nadel, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Most experimental efforts consequently sought to summon the butterfly in silico, within the confines of computer simulations, and those reliant on physical quantum systems studied its properties using largely indirect measurements.
—Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measurement
Cite this Entry
“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share