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adjective
- 1. having a slow, regular rhythm: "she set off with measured tread" Similar Opposite
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careful and controlled, or not fast: Her response to their criticism was calm and measured. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cautious and vigilant. abundance. an abundance of cautionidiom. askance. attentive. attentively.
The meaning of MEASURED is marked by due proportion. How to use measured in a sentence.
adjective. ascertained or apportioned by measure: The race was over the course of a measured mile. accurately regulated or proportioned. regular or uniform, as in movement; rhythmical: to walk with measured strides. deliberate and restrained; careful; carefully weighed or considered: measured language; measured terms.
to discover the exact size or amount of something: "Will the table fit in here?" "I don't know - let's measure it." This machine measures your heart rate. He measured the flour into the bowl. [ L only+ noun ] to be a particular size: The area, measuring/which measures five kilometres by three kilometres, has been purchased by the army.
You use measured to describe something that is careful and deliberate. The men spoke in soft, measured tones. Her more measured response will appeal to voters. They have to proceed at a measured pace.
an amount or level of something: There was a large measure of agreement between the two sides in the negotiation. [ C ] a way of judging something: Record sales are not always a measure of a singer's popularity. get a measure of sth It is difficult to get an accurate measure of employee performance in this industry.
a. : an instrument (such as a yardstick) or utensil (such as a graduated cup) for measuring. b(1) : a standard or unit of measurement see Weights and Measures Table. (2) : a system of standard units of measure. metric measure. 3. : the act or process of measuring.
noun. the extent, quantity, amount, or degree of something, as determined by measurement or calculation. a device for measuring distance, volume, etc, such as a graduated scale or container. a system of measurement. give the size in metric measure. a standard used in a system of measurements.
Things done in a deliberate, rhythmic way are measured. When you're walking toward a deer in the woods, trying not to scare it off, you'll take slow, measured steps. When you meditate, you take measured breaths and pay attention to the inhale and exhale.
noun. 1. the extent, quantity, amount, or degree of something, as determined by measurement or calculation. 2. a device for measuring distance, volume, etc, such as a graduated scale or container. 3. a system of measurement. give the size in metric measure. 4.
