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You know, when you're trying to get better at golf, you're always measuring your game up against other people to see what you've got to do to get better and to see if you can compete with them.
Lucas Black

Meaning of "measuring" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEASURING

measuring  [ˈmɛʒərɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEASURING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Measuring is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEASURING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

measuring

Measurement

"Mensuration" redirects here. For the musical notation, see Mensural notation. Measurement is the assignment of numbers to objects or events. It is a cornerstone of most natural sciences, technology, economics, and quantitative research in other social sciences. Any measurement can be judged by the following meta-measurement criteria values: level of measurement, dimensions, and uncertainty. They enable comparisons to be done between different measurements and reduce confusion. Even in cases of clear qualitative similarity or difference, increased precision through quantitative measurement is often preferred in order to aid in replication. For example, different colours may be operationalized based either on wavelengths of light or terms such as "green" and "blue" which are often interpreted differently by different people. The science of measurement is called metrology. A typical tape measure with both metric and US units and two US pennies for comparison...

Definition of measuring in the English dictionary

The definition of measuring in the dictionary is the act or process of taking measurements.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEASURING


bearing
ˈbɛərɪŋ
caring
ˈkɛərɪŋ
catering
ˈkeɪtərɪŋ
conjuring
ˈkʌndʒərɪŋ
considering
kənˈsɪdərɪŋ
covering
ˈkʌvərɪŋ
during
ˈdjʊərɪŋ
engineering
ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ
fingering
ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ
gathering
ˈɡæðərɪŋ
hearing
ˈhɪərɪŋ
manufacturing
ˌmænjʊˈfæktʃərɪŋ
monitoring
ˈmɒnɪtərɪŋ
offering
ˈɒfərɪŋ
ordering
ˈɔːdərɪŋ
steering
ˈstɪərɪŋ
suffering
ˈsʌfərɪŋ
touring
ˈtʊərɪŋ
wearing
ˈwɛərɪŋ
wondering
ˈwʌndərɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEASURING

measured
measured daywork
measuredly
measuredness
measureless
measurelessly
measurelessness
measurement
measurement ton
measurements
measurer
measures
measuring chain
measuring device
measuring glass
measuring jug
measuring rod
measuring spoon
measuring tape
measuring worm

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEASURING

adventuring
alluring
bicycle touring
bring
colouring
computer-integrated manufacturing
corporate restructuring
curing
devouring
enduring
food colouring
lean manufacturing
neighbouring
outpouring
pouring
procuring
reassuring
restructuring
scouring
torturing
Turing

Synonyms and antonyms of measuring in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MEASURING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «measuring» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of measuring

Translation of «measuring» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEASURING

Find out the translation of measuring to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of measuring from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «measuring» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

测量
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medición
570 millions of speakers

English

measuring
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मापने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القياس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измерения
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

medição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিমাপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mesure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengukur
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mess
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

計測
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

측정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngukur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo lường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவீட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोजमाप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölçme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

misurazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pomiarowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виміру
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

măsurare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μέτρησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

meting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mätning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

måle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of measuring

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURING»

The term «measuring» is very widely used and occupies the 7.384 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «measuring» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «measuring» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about measuring

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10 QUOTES WITH «MEASURING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word measuring.
1
Zeresenay Alemseged
Because I am interested in the growth and development of early hominids, I play with my kids, you know, looking at their teeth or measuring their heads, which they like also, because it's kind of fun.
2
Chris Van Allsburg
Some artists claim praise is irrelevant in measuring the success of art, but I think it's quite relevant. Besides, it makes me feel great.
3
James Balog
Science by itself is about numbers, and it's about measuring things. It's very important but it's very dry.
4
Lucas Black
You know, when you're trying to get better at golf, you're always measuring your game up against other people to see what you've got to do to get better and to see if you can compete with them.
5
W. E. B. Du Bois
It is a peculiar sensation, this double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity.
6
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
If the lives of men can be measured in terms of years, ideologies in decades, and nations in centuries, then the unit measuring civilizations, born of the interaction among peoples, would be the millennium.
7
Ha-Joon Chang
We need to accept that consumption is not the end goal of our life and stop measuring our well-being simply on the basis of earnings. We need to explicitly take the quality of our work-related life into account in judging our well-being.
8
Jan Chipchase
Facial recognition software is already quite accurate in measuring unchanging and unique ratios between facial features that identify you as you. It's like a fingerprint.
9
Andrea M. Ghez
There's a large cluster of stars that are orbiting the center of our galaxy. And by measuring the motion of stars, and in particular, their orbits, we can figure out whether or not there's a central black hole.
10
Beth Gibbons
You feel the music needs something but you don't know what. So you start searching, fitting, measuring, trying. Every time you try another angle. And sometimes that's frustrating, especially if you don't come up with something for three days.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASURING»

Discover the use of measuring in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measuring and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Measuring the World
Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two geniuses of the German Enlightenment - the naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss.
Daniel Kehlmann, 2010
2
Measuring the User Experience: Collecting, Analyzing, and ...
Measuring the User Experience was the first book that focused on how to quantify the user experience.
William Albert, Thomas Tullis, 2013
3
Measuring Behaviour: An Introductory Guide
As with the first edition, the authors strive for brevity and clarity of presentation.
Paul Martin, Paul Patrick Gordon Bateson, 1993
4
Understanding and Measuring the Shelf-life of Food
The shelf-life of a product is critical in determining both its quality and profitability. This important collection reviews the key factors in determining shelf-life and how it can be measured.
Robert Steele, 2004
5
Electrical Measurements and Measuring Instruments
This treatise on the subject Electrical Measurements and Measuring Instruments contains comprehensive treament of the subject matter in simple,lucid and direct language.I covers the syllabi of the various Indian Universities in this subject ...
R. K. Rajput, 2008
6
Measuring Up: How Advertising Affects Self-Image
This is an important work that explores the forms and channels of power used in one of the most insidious and overt means of mass influence in popular culture.
Vickie Rutledge Shields, 2011
7
Measuring up: what educational testing really tells us
Measuring Up demystifies educational testing - from MCAS to SAT to WAIS.
Daniel M Koretz, 2009
8
Coordinate Measuring Machines and Systems
This work reviews the basic concepts of co-ordinate metrology.
John A. Bosch, 1995
9
Measuring the Success of Coaching: A Step-By-Step Guide for ...
Measuring the Success of Coaching is a comprehensive resource for trainers, coaches, managers, human resources personnel, and other professionals interested in or tasked with creating programs for measuring return on investment within ...
Patricia Pulliam Phillips, Jack J. Phillips, Lisa Ann Edwards, 2012
10
Measuring
Photographs and brief text show how to measure length, weight, temperature, and time.
Marcia S. Gresko, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASURING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measuring is used in the context of the following news items.
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Measuring the Residual Strains in 3D Printed Components
It seems these days that when speaking of 3D printing, it is nearly compulsory to use the words 'revolution' and 'paradigm shift.' While it is true ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»
2
Measuring the economic impact from the I-10 bridge collapse
A nurse and a supportive friend of his former patient married on Tuesday morning at the hospital where they met. A nurse and a supportive ... «FOX 10 News Phoenix, Jul 15»
3
New Metrics Required For Measuring Content
Forget the likes, clicks and impressions. The advertising industry needs new metrics to make content accountable. It turns out content doesn't ... «MediaPost Communications, Jul 15»
4
Tracking Fundy's sea life, measuring water turbulence
A project to improve the tracking of fish and marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy is one of two tidal energy-related projects announced today, ... «Daily Business Buzz, Jul 15»
5
New report sheds light on the global optical communication …
The Global Optical Communication Measuring Instruments Industry Report 2015 is a professional and in-depth study on the current state of the ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
6
Tiffany St James: Measuring the Six Pillars of Social Media
Tiffany is co-founder of Transmute, a digital transformation consultancy to global businesses and governments. Through Transmute, Tiffany ... «PerformanceIN, Jul 15»
7
10 Visibility Measuring Devices Installed at Delhi Airport
New Delhi: The Delhi Airport has installed 10 indigenous visibility measuring devices - 'Drishti' - on its three runways to ensure safe landing ... «NDTV, Jul 15»
8
Alabama Still Measuring Stick In SEC
Despite not winning the college football national championship in either 2013 or 2014, Alabama is still the measuring stick when it comes to ... «5newsonline.com, Jul 15»
9
Bergman: Measuring greatness in 2015
The subject is forever bandied about in the sport of horse racing and unlike other sports where statistics help galvanize opinion, horses careers ... «Daily Racing Form, Jul 15»
10
Measuring matters
At that point, he should have pumped in 15,260 litres of water – providing the tank is still measuring at the volume for which it was calibrated ... «Truro Daily News, Jul 15»

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