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Strident :: Stride (n.) The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a long step; as, a masculine stride..

Gauge :: Gauge (n.) Measure; dimensions; estimate.

Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in advance..

Gager :: Gager (n.) A measurer. See Gauger.

Vedro :: Vedro (n.) A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S. standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons..

Hand :: Hand (n.) A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses..

Sagene :: Sagene (n.) A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English feet.

Chaldron :: Chaldron (n.) An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke..

Alla Breve :: Alla breve () With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in the time signature by /..

Make :: Make (v. t.) To find, as the result of calculation or computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the distance in one day..

Myriare :: Myriare (n.) A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to about 247.1 acres..

Calorimetry :: Calorimetry (n.) Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.

Coda :: Coda (n.) A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition.

Quantity :: Quantity (n.) That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable..

Stang :: Stang (n.) In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch..

Actinometric :: Actinometric (a.) Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic..

Gomer :: Gomer (n.) A Hebrew measure. See Homer.

Megerg :: Megerg (n.) One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also megalerg..

Spectrometer :: Spectrometer (n.) A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious spectra observed with it.

Met :: Met () imp. & p. p. of Mete, to measure..

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