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meas•ure•ment
Pronunciation: (mezh'ur-munt), [key]—
n.
1. the act of measuring.
2. a measured dimension.
3. extent, size, etc., ascertained by measuring.
4. a system of measuring or measures:
liquid measurement. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.