A Topical Dictionary: Search for Measured

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English

Adjective

That has been determined by measurement.
:He ran over a measured mile.
deliberate|Deliberate but restrained.
:He argued in measured tones.
In the Context of rhythmically|Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.

Verb

measured

fi:measured te:measured vi:measured zh:measured

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Measured; p. pr. & vb.
n. Measuring.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See Measure,
n.]
1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute
or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity
of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions
of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to
appraise.
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Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite
Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton.
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2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures
changes of temperature.
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3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off
and determining the distance.
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A true devoted pilgrim is not weary
To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak.
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4. To adjust by a rule or standard.
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To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires
by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.
--Jer. Taylor.
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5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by
measure; -- often with out or off.
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With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to
you again. --Matt. vii.
2.
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That portion of eternity which is called time,
measured out by the sun. --Addison.
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To measure swords with one, to try another's skill in the
use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's
abilities against an antagonist's.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Measured \Meas"ured\, a.
Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;
graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured
steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --
Meas"ured*ly, adv.
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WordNet measured
adj 1: determined by measurement; "the measured distance was less
than a mile" [ant: unmeasured]
2: the rhythmic arrangement of syllables [syn: metrical, metric]
3: carefully thought out in advance; "a calculated insult";
"with measured irony" [syn: calculated, deliberate]
4: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace";
"with all deliberate speed" [syn: careful, deliberate]

Moby Dictionary
a , accordant , admeasured , alike , alternate , an , antispastic , any ,
appraised , assessed , automatic , balanced , beating , cadenced ,
cadent , calculated , careful , cautious , certain , circling ,
concinnate , concinnous , considered , consistent , consonant ,
constant , continuous , correspondent , cyclic , dactylic , deliberate ,
dignified , epochal , equable , equal , euphonic , euphonical ,
euphonious , even , every other , exact , flat , flowing , fluent ,
frugal , gauged , harmonious , homogeneous , iambic , immutable ,
in numbers , in rhythm , intentional , intermittent , invariable ,
isochronal , known by measurement , leisurely , level , majestic ,
mapped , mechanical , metered , methodic , metric , metronomic ,
moderate , modulated , monolithic , monotonous , of a piece , one ,
ordered , orderly , oscillatory , periodical , persistent , planned ,
plotted , precise , predetermined , premeditated , prosodic , prudent ,
pulsating , pulsative , pulsatory , pulsing , pyrrhic , quantified ,
quantitative , quantitive , quantized , reasoned , reciprocal ,
recurrent , recurring , regular , regulated , restrained , rhythmic ,
rhythmical , robotlike , rotary , scanning , seasonal , sedate , serial ,
slow , smooth , smooth-sounding , sober , solemn , some , sparing ,
spondaic , stable , stately , steadfast , steady , stinting , studied ,
surveyed , sweet , symmetrical , systematic , temperate , throbbing ,
triangulated , tripping , trochaic , unbroken , unchangeable ,
unchanged , unchanging , undeviating , undifferentiated ,
undiversified , undulant , undulatory , unhurried , uniform , unruffled ,
unvaried , unvarying , valuated , valued , wavelike , well-thought-out ,
wheeling