measures is a form of:
Measure
noun
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- (the size or quantity of something, found by measuring, extent or amount, a unit or standard or system used in measuring, a device used in measuring, suitable action taken for a particular purpose, a law or proposed law, a system of measurement, quantity or degree, course of action, rhythm in verse, meter, a metrical unit) ការវាស់ឬវាស់, មាត្រា, ខ្នាត, រង្វាស់, រង្វាស់រង្វាល់, ព្រំដែន, ព្រំប្រទល់ take the measure of ទំហំ, disciplinary measure វិធានការ, wooden measure គ្រឿងវាស់ a measure of caution ខ្លះ, in great ជាច្រើន
Example: The meter is a measure of length. - 2.
- (បច្ចេកទេស) ទំហំ, វង្វាស់, វិធានកាល, ការថ្លឹង, វាស់, ស្ទង់
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- (វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) វាស់, វាល់
verb — past tense: measured ; past participle: measured ; present participle: measuring ;
- 1.
- (TRANSITIVE) (To find out the extent, dimensions, etc., to make off by measuring, to make a judgment of by comparing. to take measurements. -for good measure as an extra) measure the floor វាស់
Example: Take a measure, Liquid measure, Use this cup as a measure for the flour, Measure its length, It measures 18 inches, Our characters are measured by our actions.measure liquid វាល measure his character ស្ទង់ planks measure one meter in length មានប្រវែង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
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- Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.
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- A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.
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- An instrument by means of which size or quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.
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- The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat.
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- The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited quantity or amount.
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- Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion.
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- The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full measure.
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- Undefined quantity; extent; degree.
- 9.
- Regulated division of movement
- 10.
- A regulated movement corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the minuet.
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- The group or grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented beats.
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- The space between two bars.
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- The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure.
- 14.
- A number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases, the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of two or more numbers.
- 15.
- A step or definite part of a progressive course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the accomplishment of an object; as, political measures; prudent measures; an inefficient measure.
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- The act of measuring; measurement.
adjective
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- Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead measures.
verb — past tense: measured ; past participle: measured ; present participle: measuring ;
- 1.
- To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise.
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- To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature.
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- To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance.
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- To adjust by a rule or standard.
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- To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To make a measurement or measurements.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain measures well; the pieces measure unequally.
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- (INTRANSITIVE) To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity according to a standard measure; as, cloth measures three fourths of a yard; a tree measures three feet in diameter.
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- action, maneuver, move, procedure, proceeding
- 2.
- capacity, criterion, dimension, gauge, law, magnitude, mass, quantify, principle, proof, rule, size, standard, volume
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- chance, fancy, guess