Measured

/ˈmɛʒəd/

verb

  1. To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.

    We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level.

  2. To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)

    The window measured two square feet.

  3. To estimate the unit size of something.

    I measure that at 10 centimetres.

adjective

  1. That has been determined by measurement.

    He ran over a measured mile.

  2. Deliberate but restrained.

    He argued in measured tones.

  3. (of poetry etc.) Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.

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