measure
n//ˈmeɪ.ʒə//avstånd, mått, mätning, takt, åtgärd, mäta, mäta upp
An (unspecified) portion or quantity. [from 16th c.]
The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
(mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [from 20th c.]
A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. [from 14th c.]
The act or result of measuring.
(music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]
(in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]
To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
To estimate the unit size of something.
To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
(often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.