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. Officer Christopher Smelser:

   Valenzuela was continually struggling to get away, once on the ground, during this struggle, Officer Smelser applied a vascular neck restraint technique to gain control, it is police policy that after any use of force, fire and ambulance are called upon to provide medical care, if necessary. Mr. Valenzuela was observed as non-responsive, EMS technicians attempted life-saving measures which were not successful.

2. Aaron Carver:

   The White House guidelines come amid a tempestuous week in which protestors across the country descended on state capitals to express their anger over the effects the lockdown measures were having on the economy despite thousands of new cases of COVID-19 being reported every day. SOURCES BELIEVE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK ORIGINATED IN WUHAN LAB, AS PART OF CHINAS EFFORTS TO COMPETE WITH US On Wednesday, hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs descended on Michigans state capital as part of a noisy protest against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmers social-distancing restrictions that critics saidy have gone too far. Similar protests unfolded in Virginia, Wyoming, Kentucky and Ohio over the last week with more planned in Maryland, Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and New Hampshire. The federal government said Thursday that 5.2 million more Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, bringing the four-week total to about 22 million out of a work force of 159 million easily the worst stretch of U.S. job losses on record. The losses translate to about 1 in 7 workers. Those people that know theyre vulnerable, self-quarantine. And everybody else, let them go back to work.

3. Law School professor Richard Briffault:

   The executive order itself does not do anything that carries legal consequences, the( executive order) is actually pretty toothless in that all of the sections of law he invokes do not deprive the Department of Health of its power as the ultimate decision maker regarding measures necessary to inhibit the spread of communicable diseases as outlined in Section 1003.22( 3) of Florida Statutes.

4. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann:

   We have always said this is an emergency situation in which we must act quickly and humanely. We have helped more than 12,000 people in an acute situation, now we have to move step-by-step away from emergency measures toward normality, in conformity with the law and dignity.

5. Farbod Mimeh:

   Asian shares climbed higher after the release of mixed Chinese PMI data hinting that government support measures may finally have served their purpose as the economy shows signs of levelling out.

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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