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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

  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).

measure — full definition

  1. verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  2. noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
  3. noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.

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