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. Jeremy Faust:

   It's not necessarily the actual airplane itself. It might be the airport line in the bathroom where you need to be extra careful with masks and other mitigation measures, and I think depending on your threshold, you have to adjust accordingly.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   We held a consultation about the series of offensive and defensive measures that we will implement to act against the grave phenomenon of shootings. They certainly challenge us, but we will provide an answer.

3. Evangelos Venizelos:

   We are on a good path, difficulties are significant but a solution will be found, measures that will annoy citizens will not be taken. This is a fundamental decision from which we will not stray.

4. Crisis Group senior consultant:

   Mnangagwa's austerity measures and the accompanying (impoverishment)... of most Zimbabweans makes many feel they were better off under Mugabe, but the former president had set the country on a unsustainable course that at some point was going to crash, mnangagwa to a large extent inherited a poisoned chalice, but one that he bears partial responsibility for.

5. Umesh Mehta:

   If the government does provide some measures, there is still some chance for (Vodafone Idea) to continue as a going concern. It all depends on what kind of relief measures the company will get.

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References

1. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html