Measurement and quantity – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: depth, feet [measurement], How long/wide (etc.) is, inch, length… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking…
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- depth /depθ/ (noun) — the distance from top to bottom
Example:The lake is deep, but no one knows its depth.
Synonyms: deepness, bottom distance, thickness - feet [measurement] /fi:t/ (noun) — a unit of length equal to 12 inches.
Example:The table is six feet long.
Synonyms: ft, foot - How long/wide (etc.) is /haʊ lɔ:ŋ wɑɪd ɪz/ (phrase) — used to ask for the size of something in a certain direction.
Example:How long is the table?
Synonyms: What is the length of, How wide is, How tall is - inch /'ɪntʃ/ (noun) — a small unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters.
Example:The box is ten inches wide.
Synonyms: in., 2.54 cm - length /lɛŋkθ/ (noun) — the measurement of how long something is.
Example:The length of the room is eight meters.
Synonyms: measurement, extent, distance - measure /'mɛʒər/ (verb) — to find the size, amount, or length of something
Example:We measured the room carefully.
Synonyms: calculate, size up, take measurements - mile /maɪl/ (noun) — a unit of distance equal to 5,280 feet.
Example:The river is two miles away.
Synonyms: mi., 5280 feet, long distance - pair /pɛr/ (noun) — two things that belong together and are used together
Example:I bought a pair of shoes.
Synonyms: couple, duo, set - per cent /pər 'sent/ (phrase) — for each hundred
Example:The price rose by 10 per cent.
Synonyms: percent, out of every hundred - percentage /pər'sentɪdʒ/ (noun) — an amount shown as parts of one hundred
Example:Ten percent is a small percentage.
Synonyms: rate, portion, share - plus /plʌs/ (noun) — the sign or word used to show addition
Example:Two plus two equals four.
Synonyms: add, and - point [decimal point] /pɔɪnt/ (noun) — the dot used to separate whole numbers from decimals
Example:Write 3.5 with a point between the numbers.
Synonyms: decimal point, dot - quantity /'kwɑntəti/ (noun) — the amount or number of something
Example:The quantity of sugar was small.
Synonyms: amount, number, volume - quarter [one quarter] /'kwɔ:rtər/ (noun) — one of four equal parts
Example:A quarter of the cake was left.
Synonyms: one fourth, 25 percent - roughly /'rʌfli/ (adverb) — not exact, but close to the real number or amount
Example:The trip cost roughly $100.
Synonyms: approximately, about, around - ruler /'ru:lər/ (noun) — a straight tool used to measure length or draw straight lines
Example:Use a ruler to draw a straight line.
Synonyms: measure, straightedge, rule - second (time) /'sekənd/ (noun) — a very short unit of time
Example:Wait a second.
Synonyms: moment, instant - subtraction /səb'trækʃən/ (noun) — the process of taking one number away from another
Example:We learned subtraction in class today.
Synonyms: taking away, minus - thousand /'θaʊzənd/ (noun) — the number 1,000
Example:There were a thousand people there.
Synonyms: 1,000, one thousand - three quarters /θri: 'kwɔ:rtərz/ (phrase) — three of four equal parts
Example:Three quarters of the class passed the test.
Synonyms: 75 percent, three fourths - times /taɪmz/ (noun) — the sign used to show multiplication
Example:The symbol × means times.
Synonyms: multiplied by, multiply - twice /twaɪs/ (adverb) — two times
Example:I have seen that film twice.
Synonyms: two times, on two occasions - up to (phrase) — as much as a certain amount or number
Example:You can stay for up to two hours.
Synonyms: as many as, no more than, at most - weigh /weɪ/ (verb) — to find how heavy something is
Example:They weighed the suitcase at the counter.
Synonyms: measure, check the weight of - weight /weɪt/ (noun) — how heavy something is
Example:The weight of the box is 10 kilograms.
Synonyms: heaviness, mass, bulk - zero /'zɪroʊ/ (noun) — the number 0
Example:Zero is smaller than one.
Synonyms: nought, nil, nothing
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