| admeasure |
to measure out or distribute shares of; apportion. |
| amount |
quantity; measure. [1/4 definitions] |
| anapest |
a measure of poetic meter consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. |
| anemograph |
an instrument used to measure and record the speed of the wind. |
| apothecaries' measure |
a system of fluid measure used to dispense liquid drugs. |
| aptitude test |
a test intended to measure the probable ability of an untrained person to perform well in a particular job or course of study. |
| assess |
to examine and try to discover the extent, quality, or nature of; evaluate; measure. [1/3 definitions] |
| backbeat |
a primary accent on the second and fourth beats of a four-beat measure, common in popular music; secondary beat. |
| bar1 |
a vertical line that marks the beginning or end of a measure of music, or the music between two such lines. [1/13 definitions] |
| barleycorn |
an obsolete measure, equal to the width of a single grain of barley, or about one-third inch. [1/2 definitions] |
| basis point |
a unit equal to one hundredth of one percent, used in economics and finance to measure exchange rates, interest rates, and the like. |
| batting average |
a measure of a baseball player's batting ability computed by dividing the total number of base hits by the number of official times at bat. [1/2 definitions] |
| bd. ft. |
abbreviation of "board foot," or "board feet," a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| board foot |
a unit of measure for lumber, equal to one foot square and one inch thick. |
| bushel1 |
in the US, a unit of capacity of dry measure equal to four pecks or 35.239 liters. [2/5 definitions] |
| by |
according to (some unit of measure). [1/16 definitions] |
| cab2 |
a Hebrew unit of measure equal to roughly two quarts. |
| caliper |
(usu. pl.) an instrument usu. having two hinged, curved legs and used to measure inner or outer dimensions, thicknesses, and distances between surfaces. [2/3 definitions] |
| clinical thermometer |
a small glass thermometer used to measure body temperature. |
| clinometer |
an instrument used to measure the angle of an incline. |
| clock1 |
to measure the time or speed of, using a clock or watch. [1/3 definitions] |