measure

IN MATH: 1. n. dimension, capacity. 2. v. to determine capacity, area, volume, length by comparison with some unit. EX. He measured the rope in feet.

See:

Make A Customary (Inch) Ruler

Customary Ruler Graphic

Practice Drawing W/Quarter-Inches

Measure Up I - Customary Units Resource Page

Vocabulary - customary, English, scientific units

See:

MEASURE UP (PART II) - The Metric System Resource Page

Introduction to the Introduction
Introduction to the Metric System
Introduction to the Metric System --II
Meter Tape
Metric Prefixes & Conversion
Liter Box
Braided Centimeter Cube
Liter Bottle
Body Lab - I
Body Lab - II
Height & Drawing Proportional Stick Figures
VOCABULARY

IN ENGLISH: 1. n. in a score of a musical composition, a unit separated by bars. EX. Play a few measures of that piece. 2. n. an action. EX. He must take stern measures to prevent this from happening again.

APPLICATION: (see list 0)

1. Measure this line segment in inches and in centimeters. ___________________

This is a page from the dictionary MATH SPOKEN HERE!, published in 1995 by MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS, inc., ISBN: 0-9623593-5-1. You are hereby granted permission to make ONE printed copy of this page and its picture(s) for your PERSONAL and not-for-profit use.

$[MC,i. Home]$ $[Table]$ $[Words]$ $Classes$

[Good Stuff -- free & valuable resources]

$[next]$ $[last]$