To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard. || To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement) || To estimate the unit size of something. || To judge, value, or appraise. || To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments. || (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over. || To adjust by a rule or standard. || To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with out or off.
You can use a calorimeter to measure the amount of heat energy given out of a substance when it is burned.
I have to measure my words and be sensitive about what I say and how I say it.
Although he was frustrated, he had to measure his response to avoid making things worse.
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1.(of speech or writing) carefully considered and restrained.
‘his _measured_ prose’
‘But it succeeded, unlike so many others, because of careful planning and a _measured_ approach.’
2.Having a slow, regular rhythm.
‘she set off with _measured_ tread’
‘As she stepped out lightly to the beat in _measured_ , graceful ballet steps, she saw her parents smiling proudly at her from the front row.’
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‘his _measured_ prose’
