measurement

mesure

Nombre indiquant la taille, la longueur, le poids ou la quantité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A number showing the size, length, weight, or amount of something.

• Write down each measurement.
• Her waist measurement is seventy centimetres.
• We checked the measurements before ordering the windows.

Comment l'utiliser : measurement of something (The measurement of the opening was ninety centimetres.)

Synonymes : dimension, reading

Expressions courantes : take a measurement, exact measurement, waist measurement

mesure

Action de déterminer la taille, la longueur, le poids ou la quantité de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The process of finding the size, length, weight, or amount of something.

• Careful measurement takes time.
• This tool allows accurate measurement of temperature.
• The measurement of the room took ten minutes.

Comment l'utiliser : measurement of something (The measurement of distance requires suitable tools.)

Synonymes : measuring

Expressions courantes : accurate measurement, measurement of something, measurement method