English Dictionary: measurable | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.] 1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation. 2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive. Of his diet measurable was he. --Chaucer. -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv. Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. --Latimer. |