Definitions for measures
mea·sures

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. measures

   For powder are cylindrical copper vessels of various sizes for determining the charges of shells, cannon, etc.

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1. measures

   Plural form of the word measure.

   The carpenter too a number of measures of wood for the job in hand and paid at the till.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 21, 2015  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MEASURES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Measures is ranked #145220 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Measures surname appeared 114 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Measures.
   
   89.4% or 102 total occurrences were White.
   7.8% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'measures' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1567

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'measures' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3298

Anagrams for measures »

1. reassume

How to pronounce measures?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say measures in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of measures in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of measures in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of measures in a Sentence

1. Jeff Zients:

   We're making an additional $ 1.6 billion investment in American Rescue Plan funding to bolster testing and mitigation measures in high-risk congregate settings.

2. The City of Boulder:

   These cameras play an important role in helping OSMP staff identify important wildlife areas. The information we collect from them is used to recommend habitat-protective measures to help protect sensitive natural areas.

3. Philip Jennings:

   Imagine working in a shoe manufacturer in Vietnam or a clothing factory in Bangladesh when it is 35 degrees Celsius, governments and employers have to take this issue of the cauldron of a warming planet seriously and develop some effective policy responses and practical measures to protect workers.

4. Stefan Flasche:

   One scenario is we can indeed reverse the spread as done in China and South Korea, then reach a point to lift the distancing measures, but( we may) have to repeat this cycle for a few times because of an inevitable resurgence of cases in the absence of population immunity. In that scenario, we would see multiple peaks in the upcoming 12 months.

5. Gabriele Landolt:

   In terms of the preventative health measures.

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