medida — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gauge verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
- measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
- measurement noun The act or process of finding a size, quantity, or degree.
- step noun A single movement of the foot when walking, or one of a set of surfaces used to go up or down, as on a staircase.
Senses
medida is used for these senses in English:
- gauge A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
- measure The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
- measure (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar. [from 17th c.]
- measure (in plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans. [from 17th c.]
- measurement The act of measuring.
- measurement Value (quantity, magnitude, extent or amount) determined by an act of measuring.
- step Proceeding; measure; action; act.
gauge — full definition
- verb To measure something precisely, especially using a dedicated instrument.
- verb To estimate or judge, especially something hard to measure directly, like a mood or reaction.
- 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).
measure — full definition
- verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
- noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
- noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.