measurement

measurement
noun
ADJECTIVE
accurate, careful, exact, objective, precise

It is important to take precise measurements of the structure.

Objective measurement is difficult with such poor equipment.

quantitative
lab (informal), laboratory, scientific
standard, standardized
metric
length, pressure, temperature, etc.
body, bust, chest, hip, waist
performance
VERB + MEASUREMENT
calculate, carry out, get, make, obtain, perform, record, take
convert
MEASUREMENT + NOUN
instrument, system, technique, tool
scale, unit
error
PHRASES
a scale of measurement, a unit of measurement

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