单词 | admeasure |
释义 | admeasure[ ad-mezh-er ] / ædˈmɛʒ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR admeasure ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), ad·meas·ured, ad·meas·ur·ing.to measure off or out; apportion. Nautical. to measure the dimensions and capacity of a vessel, as for official registration. Origin of admeasure1300–50; Middle English amesuren<Middle French amesurer, with ad- replacing a-5; see measure OTHER WORDS FROM admeasuread·meas·ur·er, nounWords nearby admeasureadm., Admah, ad majorem Dei gloriam, adman, admass, admeasure, admeasurement, Admete, Admetus, admin, adminicle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for admeasureadmeasure / (ædˈmɛʒə) / verbto measure out (land, etc) as a share; apportion (tr) to determine the dimensions, capacity, weight, and other details of (a vessel), as for an official registration, documentation, or yacht handicap rating Derived forms of admeasureadmeasurement, nounWord Origin for admeasureC14: amesuren, from Old French amesurer, from mesurer to measure; the modern form derives from ad- + measure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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