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miara — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  • meter noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.

Senses

miara is used for these senses in English:

  • gauge A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
  • line A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
  • measure A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion. [from 14th c.]
  • measure The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
  • measure (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see w:Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia [from 20th c.]
  • measure (in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]
  • meter US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).

gauge — full definition

  1. verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
  2. verb To estimate or judge, especially something hard to measure directly, like a mood or reaction.
  3. noun An instrument used for measuring, or the standard measurement itself (such as the thickness of wire or sheet metal, or the diameter of a shotgun barrel).

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

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