measure

Definition

  • noun: an amount or degree of something
  • noun: an adequate or due portion
  • verb: to find out the size, length, or amount of (something)
  • verb: to choose or control with cautious restraint
  • usually singular
  • synonyms: regulate, moderation, limit

Examples

  • a set of 'measuring cups' ranging from <frac>1/4</frac> cup to 1 cup

  • an instrument for 'measuring' air pressure

Movie quotes

  • (..) Cells get together, take on one form, deform, reform, makes no difference, it's all the same. 'One'...is the unit of measure but it's not. All social systems we put into place are mere 'sketch'. That's all we learned. But + has never equalled . They're in fact, no numbers and no letters. (..)
    2014 Lucy