Measuring
Meas·ur·ing
Measuring
a.
- Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.
Phrases & Compounds
- Measuring faucet
- a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.
- Measuring worm
- the larva of any geometrid moth. They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See Geometrid.