meas.
7.2
Short form of measurement used in technical and scientific writing
- noun
- Specialized
:
med.
- All meas. must be recorded in millimeters for this experiment.
Examples
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Be sure to check the meas. column before submitting your data.
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The technician wrote the meas. for each test in the report.
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The report includes several meas.
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Please check the meas. on the graph.
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The technician wrote the meas. for each test in the report.
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Be sure to check the meas. column before submitting your data.
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All meas. must be recorded in millimeters for this experiment.
Synonyms
measure
vsmeas.
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1.3
An amount of something found by measuring or counting
is used for the measuring process rather than naming the amount
measurement
vsmeas.
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1.9
Finding how big, how much, or how strong something is by using numbers
is the shortened form used mainly in technical or scientific writing
Surface Forms
meas. singular
Etymology
Meas. is a short form of measurement, from the verb measure, which means 'to find the size or amount'. So when you see meas. with numbers or units, it means 'measurement'.