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MEZH-uh-m-uh-nt/ˈmeʒəmənt/

A measurement is a size or amount you measure, or the act of measuring. Measure is the verb (already in the dictionary). Figure is a close twin for a number. Clinics: blood-pressure measurement first.

Meaning

The size, length, or amount of something, or the act of measuring it.

Examples

• “Blood-pressure measurement is first, then the consultation.”
• “Take two measurements and record the average, which is the lab sense.”

Good to know

a measurement; take a measurement. Verb: measure. Close: a figure / a reading. NHS / science exams. Countable readings.

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