Measurement
Measurement has 28 English words, such as acre, carat, centigram, and centiliter. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 28 words in Measurement
acre/ˈeɪkə(r)/n
An acre is a unit of land area equal to 4,047 square meters or 43,560 square feet.
carat
A carat is a unit of weight for gemstones, equal to 200 milligrams.
The diamond weighs one carat.
centigram
A centigram is a unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram (0.01 gram).
The medicine contains five centigrams of the active ingredient.
centiliter
A centiliter is a metric unit of liquid capacity equal to one-hundredth of a liter.
centimeter
A centimeter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to one hundredth of a meter.
cubic centimeter
A unit of volume equal to the space inside a cube that measures one centimeter on each side, or one milliliter.
The bottle holds 250 cubic centimeter of water.
cubic kilometer
a unit of volume equal to the space inside a cube with sides one kilometer long, or one billion cubic meters
The lake holds about one cubic kilometer of water.
cubic meter
A cubic meter is a unit of volume equal to the space in a cube that is one meter long, one meter wide, and one meter high.
The tank can hold one cubic meter of water.
decimeter
A unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter.
The ribbon is one decimeter wide.
gallon/ˈɡælən/n
n. a unit for measuring liquid, equal to about 3.79 litres in the United States and 4.55 litres in Britain.
gram/ˈɡɹæm/
A metric unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram.
hectare/ˈhɛktɛɹ/
A unit of surface area equal to 10,000 square meters, commonly used for measuring land.
inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/n
n. a unit for measuring length, equal to 2.54 centimetres; there are twelve inches in a foot.
kilometer/kɪˈlɑmɪtəɹ/
n. a unit for measuring distance, equal to 1,000 metres.
liter/ˈlitɚ/
A liter is a metric unit used for measuring the volume of liquids.
meter/ˈmiːtər/
n. a unit of length equal to 100 centimetres; n. a device that measures and records how much gas, water, or electricity is used.
mile/maɪl/n
n. a unit for measuring distance, equal to about 1.6 kilometres.
milligram/ˈmɪlɪɡɹæm/
A milligram is a unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a gram.
milliliter
A milliliter is a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
Add one milliliter of vanilla extract to the mixture.
millimeter/ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/
A millimeter is a unit of measurement equal to one-tenth of a centimeter.
pound/paʊnd/n
n. a unit for measuring weight, equal to about 0.45 kilograms; n. the unit of money used in Britain.
square centimeter
A square centimeter is a unit of area equal to the area of a square measuring one centimeter on each side.
The postage stamp has an area of about six square centimeters.
square decimeter
A unit of area equal to 100 square centimeters, or 0.01 square meters.
One square decimeter is equal to 100 square centimeters.
square kilometer
A unit of area equal to one million square meters.
The park covers about five square kilometers.
square meter
A square meter is a unit of area equal to the area of a square that is one meter long on each side.
A square meter of floor space is enough for the small table.
square millimeter
A square millimeter is a unit of area equal to the area of a square measuring one millimeter on each side.
Even a square millimeter of this material weighs almost nothing.
ton/tʌn/n
n. a unit for measuring weight, equal to 1,000 kilograms in the metric system.
yard/jˈɑːd/n
n. a unit of length equal to 3 feet or about 0.9144 metres; n. an area of ground next to a building.