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  • 21measure */*/*/ — I UK [ˈmeʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeʒər] noun [countable] Word forms measure : singular measure plural measures 1) an action that is intended to achieve or deal with something This is a temporary measure to stop the problem from getting any worse. take… …

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  • 22measure — {{11}}measure (n.) c.1200, moderation, temperance, abstemiousness; c.1300, instrument for measuring, from O.Fr. mesure limit, boundary; quantity, dimension; occasion, time (12c.), from L. mensura measure (see MEASURE (Cf. measure) (v.)). Meaning… …

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  • 23measure — /ˈmɛʒə / (say mezhuh) noun 1. the act or process of ascertaining the extent, dimensions, quantity, etc., of something, especially by comparison with a standard. 2. size, dimensions, quantity, etc., as thus ascertained. 3. an instrument, as a… …

  • 24measure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. quantity, extent; gauge; standard; amount, allot ment; [legislative] bill; step, course. See measurement, apportionment, degree, rule. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A unit of measurement] Syn. dimension,… …

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  • 25measure — meas•ure [[t]ˈmɛʒ ər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing 1) wam a unit or standard of measurement 2) wam a system of measurement 3) wam an instrument, as a graduated rod or a container of standard capacity, for measuring 4) the extent, dimensions, quantity,… …

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  • 26Some fungal diseases of plants — ▪ Table Some fungal diseases of plants disease causative agent hosts symptoms and signs additional features late blight of potato Phytophthora infestans potato water soaked dark green to black or purplish lesions with pale green margins on lower… …

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  • 27Measure of non-compactness — In functional analysis, two measures of non compactness are commonly used; these associate numbers to sets in such a way that compact sets all get the measure 0, and other sets get measures that are bigger according to how far they are removed… …

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  • 28Some Hearts — Infobox Album | Name = Some Hearts Type = studio Artist = Carrie Underwood Released = Start date|2005|11|15 Recorded = 2005 Genre = Country pop Length = 53:48 Label = Arista, Arista Nashville, 19 Producer = Dann Huff, Mark Bright Reviews = *About …

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  • 29measure — 1. To determine the magnitude or quantity of a substance by comparing it to some accepted standard or by calculation. 2. A specified magnitude of a physical quantity. 3. A graduated instrument used to m. an object or substance. [O.F. mesure, fr.… …

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  • 30measure of central tendency — Statistics. a statistic that in some way specifies the central tendency of a sample of measurements, as the mean, median, or mode. * * * …

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