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adjective
- 1. having a slow, regular rhythm: "she set off with measured tread" Similar Opposite
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1. : marked by due proportion. 2. a. : marked by rhythm : regularly recurrent. a measured gait. b. : metrical. 3. : deliberate, calculated. a measured response. measuredly adverb. Synonyms. advised. calculated. considered. deliberate. knowing. reasoned. studied.
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 caution idiom. askance. attentive. attentively.
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.
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.
1. determined, ascertained, or proportioned by a standard. 2. a.
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.
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.
Definition of measured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define measured. measured synonyms, measured pronunciation, measured translation, English dictionary definition of measured. adj. 1. Determined by measurement: The measured distance was less than a mile. 2. Careful; restrained: spoke in measured words. 3. Calculated; deliberate:...
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.
