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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERMEASURE

overmeasure  [ˈəʊvəˌmɛʒə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERMEASURE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overmeasure 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 OVERMEASURE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overmeasure in the English dictionary

The definition of overmeasure in the dictionary is a surplus.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERMEASURE


admeasure
ædˈmɛʒə
antipleasure
ˌæntɪˈplɛʒə
commeasure
kəˈmɛʒə
countermeasure
ˈkaʊntəˌmɛʒə
displeasure
dɪsˈplɛʒə
leisure
ˈlɛʒə
made-to-measure
ˌmeɪdtəˈmɛʒə
measure
ˈmɛʒə
outmeasure
ˌaʊtˈmɛʒə
pleasure
ˈplɛʒə
premeasure
priːˈmɛʒə
treasure
ˈtrɛʒə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERMEASURE

overmannered
overmanning
overmantel
overmany
overmast
overmaster
overmatch
overmatter
overmature
overmaturity
overmedicate
overmedication
overmelt
overmen
overmerry
overmighty
overmild
overmilk
overmine
overmix

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERMEASURE

common measure
cubic measure
dry measure
economy measure
embrasure
erasure
for good measure
half measure
linear measure
liquid measure
made to measure
mismeasure
rasure
remeasure
safety measure
seasure
security measure
square measure
tape measure
to be sure
untreasure

Synonyms and antonyms of overmeasure in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overmeasure» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERMEASURE

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The translations of overmeasure from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overmeasure» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高估
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overmeasure
570 millions of speakers

English

overmeasure
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overmeasure
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overmeasure
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Приблизительная
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobredimensão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overmeasure
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sur-mesure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overmeasure
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Übermaß
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

剰余
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

overmeasure
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overmeasure
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overmeasure
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overmeasure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Overmeasure
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fazla ölçü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sur-mesure
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

naddatkiem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Приблизна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

supradimensiune
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιπρόσθετου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

toegift
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

övermått
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overmeasure
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overmeasure

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERMEASURE»

The term «overmeasure» is barely ever used and occupies the 193.715 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERMEASURE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overmeasure» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overmeasure» 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 overmeasure

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERMEASURE»

Discover the use of overmeasure in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overmeasure and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Environmental Science Theory: Concepts and Methods in a ...
For physico-social systems, the overmeasure consists of three components. First, the social 'overmeasures' we just identified. Then, an 'overmeasure' (a stock of alternatives) of peopleenvironment relationship types and views. And thirdly, an ...
W.T. de Groot, 1992
2
Weights and measures: fourteenth annual conference of ...
Bear in mind also that effect is always overmeasure. Bear in mind also that this happens when the pumps are in perfect mechanical condition; this is not an effect of the imperfect condition of a pump. The operator of the pump can by operating ...
‎1922
3
Heidegger toward the Turn: Essays on the Work of the 1930s
Thus overmeasure is "binding" (Erzwingung) indeed, but not simply so. It cannot, therefore, be modeled after a priori constraints as exerted, for instance, by the Greek agathon and hen. Every principle, every norm and law, is a binding standard ...
James Risser, 1999
4
Financial Management in Construction Contracting
In order to adjust or “net" these allowances to represent work complete, an overmeasure and undermeasure calculation is undertaken, as indicated in Tables 18.14 and 18.15. The net allowances are calculated by deducting the total  ...
Andrew Ross, Peter Williams, 2012
5
The Keelmen of Tyneside: Labour Organisation and Conflict in ...
The Wear men were not involved in the strike of 7 , when the Newcastle keelmen obtained a new wages settlement which purported to remedy the griev‐ance of overmeasure, nor in their long‐lasting strike of 750, resulting to a large extent ...
J. M. Fewster, 2011
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Talmud Bavli
KpV'n xa'K w - But if there is anything more than a quarter-fan; of overmeasure per se'ah, enough to bring the total overmeasure to nine kavs, nnri - [the excess land] itself is returned.111 Rav Nachman's view is challenged: tijrij a-|^ K3T a'a'ri' K ...
Hersh Goldwurm, Nosson Scherman, 1994
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Proceedings: Symposium on Forest Products Research ...
4.2 Log overmeasure Initially the target for overmeasure was 100mm with 80mm as the lower and 120mm as the upper tolerance limits. The upper limit was later changed to 150mm. The next table shows a typical change in the results of logs ...
National Timber Research Institute (South Africa), 1985
8
A Dictionary in English and Bengalee; Translated from Todd's ...
অধিক ক্ষমডা বল রা প্নসুতূ আছে যে ব্যক্তিরূ আটা ষায় না বা জিত] যায় না যাহাকে | To Overmeasure, v. a. অধিক fi°\4ITI-§, বিষম মট্রাপ বা ওজন' -কৃ. অতিশয় আন্দাজ আটকেলে বা বরাওর্মকৃ. মাপে বা পরি - মাণে বড়ো-কৃ. বৃদ্ধি বা অধিক-কৃ | Overmeasure, n. s. ...
Ram-Comul Sen, 1834
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Dimensions of the Historical Process
For direct concessions allow to keep the production continuous being covered, even with overmeasure, due to the increasing efficiency of work, whereas repressions result in the decline of it. That is why the amount of owners suppressing the ...
Leszek Nowak, 1989
10
The Rise of the British Coal Industry
According to the report made to the Privy Council by Cotham in 1625, the hostmen had to give the shippers overmeasure in order to induce them to buy the inferior grade.6 On the same day, May 30th, 1637, that the Council ordered the ...
J. U. Nef, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERMEASURE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overmeasure is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drinking for Charity
In general we tend to overmeasure the social ills associated with alcohol consumption and underestimate the community-building bonds of ... «Reason, Oct 13»
2
Metrics: Overmeasuring Our Way to Management
With apologies to Heisenberg, I'd like to suggest a Heisenberg Principle of Human Affairs: If you overmeasure a relationship, you alter the ... «BusinessWeek, Feb 10»

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