Definition of measure

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Measure (n.) Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due proportion..

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Commensurately :: Commensurately (adv.) With equal measure or extent.
Tone :: Tone (n.) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice; as, children often read with a tone..
Countermarch :: Countermarch (n.) A change of measures; alteration of conduct.
Sagene :: Sagene (n.) A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.
Peck :: Peck (n.) The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat..
Vibrate :: Vibrate (v. t.) To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum vibrating seconds..
Exceed :: Exceed (v. i.) To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure.
Preliminary :: Preliminary (a.) Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations..
Bigha :: Bigha (n.) A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre to an acre..
Trimeter :: Trimeter (n.) A poetical division of verse, consisting of three measures..
Gager :: Gager (n.) A measurer. See Gauger.
Assizer :: Assizer (n.) An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and measures, etc..
Volumetric :: Volumetric (a.) Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume.
Broad :: Broad (superl.) Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the precise meaning depending largely on the substantive..
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round..
Congiary :: Congiary (n.) A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured to each in a congius..
Superficial :: Superficial (a.) Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a superficial covering; superficial measure or contents; superficial tillage..
Met :: Met () imp. & p. p. of Mete, to measure..
Peri- :: Peri- () A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical..
Lunar :: Lunar (a.) Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month..
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