What does size mean?
Definitions for size
saɪzsize
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word size.
Princeton's WordNet
sizenoun
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
"a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
sizenoun
the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing)
"he wears a size 13 shoe"
size, sizingnoun
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
"size gives body to a fabric"
size, size of itnoun
the actual state of affairs
"that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
sizeadjective
a large magnitude
"he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
sizeverb
(used in combination) sized
"the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
sizeverb
cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
sizeverb
sort according to size
sizeverb
make to a size; bring to a suitable size
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sizenoun
Etymology: perhaps rather cise, from incisa, Latin; or from assise, French
I ever narrified my friends,
With all the size that verity
Would without lapsing suffer. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.If any decayed ship be new made, it is more fit to make her a size less than bigger. Walter Raleigh.
The distance judg’d for shot of ev’ry size,
The linstocks touch, the pond’rous ball expires. Dryden.Objects near our view are thought greater than those of a larger size, that are more remote. John Locke.
The martial goddess,
Like thee, Telemachus, in voice and size,
With speed divine, from street to street she flies;
She bids the mariners prepare to stand. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.’Tis not in thee
To cut off my train, to scant my sizes,
And, in conclusion, to oppose the bolt
Against my coming in. William Shakespeare, King Lear.This agrees too in the contempt of men of a less size and quality. Roger L'Estrange.
They do not consider the difference between elaborate discourses, delivered to princes or parliaments, and a plain sermon, intended for the middling or lower size of people. Jonathan Swift.
To Sizeverb
Etymology: from the noun.
The foxes weigh the geese they carry,
And ere they venture on a stream,
Know how to size themselves and them. Hudibras.Two troops so match’d were never to be found,
Such bodies built for strength, of equal age,
In stature siz’d. John Dryden, Knights Tale.There was a statute for dispersing the standard of the exchequer throughout England; thereby to size weights and measures. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
ChatGPT
size
Size refers to the physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an object or entity. It can include measurements such as length, width, height, diameter, or volume. Size can be expressed in various units depending on the context, such as inches, feet, millimeters, square feet, liters, or cubic meters. In a broader sense, it can also refer to the number of elements in a set or collection, or the importance, influence, or degree of something.
Webster Dictionary
Sizenoun
six
Sizeverb
a thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc
Sizeverb
any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish
Sizeverb
to cover with size; to prepare with size
Sizenoun
a settled quantity or allowance. See Assize
Sizenoun
an allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; -- corresponding to battel at Oxford
Sizenoun
extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock
Sizenoun
figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size
Sizenoun
a conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale
Sizenoun
an instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for ascertaining the size of pearls
Sizeverb
to fix the standard of
Sizeverb
to adjust or arrange according to size or bulk
Sizeverb
to take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature
Sizeverb
to sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts
Sizeverb
to swell; to increase the bulk of
Sizeverb
to bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting
Sizeverb
to take greater size; to increase in size
Sizeverb
to order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book
Etymology: [See Sice, and Sise.]
Wikidata
size
size is a command line utility originally written for use with the Unix-like operating systems. It processes one or more ELF files and its output are the dimensions of the text, data and uninitialized sections, and their total. Common use: Here follows some examples on Solaris; options and syntax may vary on different Operating Systems: With -f option name and size of each section are printed out, plus their total: With -F option size and permission flag of each sections are printed out, plus their total:
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Size
sīz, n. extent of volume or surface: magnitude: an allotted portion: (pl.) allowances (Shak.).—v.t. to arrange according to size: at Cambridge, to buy rations at a certain fixed rate: to measure.—v.i. to increase in size.—adjs. Sī′zable, Size′able, of suitable size: of considerable size or bulk; Sized, having a particular size.—ns. Sī′zer, one who, or that which, sizes or measures, a kind of gauge; Sī′zing, act of sorting articles according to size, esp. crushed or stamped ores in mining: an order for extra food from a college buttery.—Size up, to measure, consider carefully. [Contr. of assize (q.v.).]
Size
sīz, Sizing, sī′zing, n. a kind of weak glue, used as varnish: any gluey substance.—v.t. to cover with size.—adj. Sized, having size in its composition.—n. Sī′ziness.—adj. Sī′zy, size-like: glutinous.
Editors Contribution
size
A specific amount, value, number or form.
The size of the clothing are similar in various countries.
Submitted by MaryC on March 16, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SIZE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Size is ranked #103655 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Size surname appeared 173 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Size.
83.2% or 144 total occurrences were White.
8% or 14 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
5.7% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'size' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #802
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'size' in Written Corpus Frequency: #787
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'size' in Nouns Frequency: #287
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of size in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of size in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of size in a Sentence
There is no one-size-fits-all, for some people, having a really deep, meaningful connection with one person is really critical to those feelings of connection, but for others it could actually be contact with a stranger.
We don't know the size and scale of the problem, we are working with federal law enforcement to vet our people, obviously ones in particular supporting this operation. But you would do that in most cases.
In order to have an earthquake with the size 3.6 magnitude, there has to be a fault.
The general business environment in China is perceived as becoming harder to navigate, and while companies still feel they have to engage given its size and potential, increasingly small to medium sized companies are giving up.
Of course, it is not a matter of returning to the banks pre-crisis race for balance sheet size...but rather one of ensuring that there will still be some European banking institutions capable of meeting the needs of international clients operating around the world.
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Translations for size
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- مقاس, حجمArabic
- паме́р, велічыня́Belarusian
- velikost, rozměrCzech
- størrelseDanish
- Konfektionsgröße, Größe, KleidergrößeGerman
- μέγεθοςGreek
- medir, ordenar, encolar, sellar, cola, talla, tamaño, sellador, formarSpanish
- arvioida, pohjustaa, sovittaa, lajitella, pohjamaalata, luokitella, pohjuste, liisteri, suuruus, koko, rupiFinnish
- tailleFrench
- meudachd, tomhasScottish Gaelic
- tamañoGalician
- आकारHindi
- csirizel, enyvez, csiriz, enyv, tapétaragasztó, méret, ragasztóHungarian
- չափ, մեծություն, չափսArmenian
- ndẹlẹIgbo
- stærðIcelandic
- taglia, dimensioneItalian
- 規模, サイズ, 血糊, 大きさ順に選別する, 大きさ順に並べる, 糊, 合わせる, 寸法, どうさをひく, どうさ, 大きさJapanese
- ទំហំKhmer
- 크기, 사이즈Korean
- størrelseNorwegian
- grootteDutch
- størrelseNorwegian Nynorsk
- wielkość, rozmiarPolish
- tamanhoPortuguese
- mărimeaRomanian
- размер, величина, объёмRussian
- madhësiAlbanian
- storlekSwedish
- ขนาดThai
- ро́змірUkrainian
- 尺寸Chinese
- ubukhuluZulu
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