Commentary: MEASURE[+event] measuring, mensuration - The act or process of measuring
Examples:
The measurements were carefully done.
His mental measurings proved remarkably accurate.
The measurements took six days to complete.
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PropBank: measure.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1
Commentary: standard, touchstone - a basis for comparison, a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
Examples:
They set the measure for all subsequent work.
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PropBank: measure.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 2
Commentary: quantity - How much there is of something that you can quantify
Examples:
There was a large measure of lima beans in the bag.
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PropBank: measure.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3
Commentary: step - any maneuver made as part of a progress toward a goal
Examples:
The situation called for strong measures.
The police took measures to reduce crime.
Mappings:
PropBank: measure.02
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 4
Commentary: a statute in draft before it becomes law
Examples:
They held a public measure on the bill.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 5
Commentary: meter, metre, cadence, beat - the accent in a metrical food of verse
Examples:
Shakespeare favored an iambic measure for his sonnets.
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PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 6
Commentary: musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
Examples:
The orchestra omitted the last twelve bars of the song.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 7
Commentary: measuring stick, measuring rod - measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements
Examples:
George, you should've used a measure to draw the straight lines.
The artist has unsteady hands and uses a measure to aid in all of his work.
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PropBank: measure.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 8