MEASURE Measurement expressions
Definition
Words and phrases expressing measurement.
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
usas
cql[lemma={words} & pos="NN|NNS"]
Word list (270 items)
*-acre
*-inch
*-metre
*-mile
*KBps
*MB
*MW
*acre
*cms
*ha
*hectare
*kph
2-litre
90-mile
Dwarf
GSM
Herculean
KM
Midget
RPM
Speedo
a.s.a.p.
abacus
abridgement
abridgment
accelerating
acceleration
acre
acreage
acres
aggrandisement
aggrandizement
alacrity
altitude
amplitude
asset-stripping
ballast
basinful
beanpole
behemoth
biggees
bigger-than-life
biggie
biggy
blow-up
bodyweight
breadth
briskness
calorie
calories
capacity
carat
centi-cube
centi-cubes
centimeter
centimeters
centimetre
centimetres
closeness
colossus
compression
dash
dawdling
decilitre
denier
depth
diameter
distance
dram
elevation
enormity
escalating
expanding
expanse
expansion
expedience
extending
fathom
fatism
fattening
fitting
fl
ft
gallon
gap
gauge
girth
gms
gr
gradation
gradient
gram
gramm
gramme
gramms
grams
grandissment
gravity
growing
growth
haste
heaviness
hectarage
hectare
hectares
heft
height
hertz
high-pressure
houseroom
hundredweight
hurry
hurtle
hyper-growth
in.
inch
ins.
juxtaposition
k
kilo
kilogram
kilograms
kilohertz
kilometer
kilometre
kilowatt
kms
largeness
lb
lbs
length
lengthening
level
litre
litres
looming
m
mach
magnification
magnifying
magnitude
maturation
measure
measureful
measurefuls
measurement
measuring
mega-giant
mega-giants
meter
metre
metres
metrics
mid-scale
midrange
midscale
mil
mil.
mile
mileage
miles
milligram
milligrams
millilitre
millimetre
mils
ml
mls
modula
mph
narrowness
nearness
neighborhood
neighbourhood
next-door
nimbleness
ounce
ounces
oz
pace
pin-point
pinpoint
pint
plodder
plodders
plodding
pnd
pnds
pounder
precipitancy
pressure
pressurizing
promptness
proximity
quantification
quart
quarts
quickie
quickies
quickness
quicky
rad
radius
range
range-finder
range-finders
ranges
rapidity
rate
rates
reach
remoteness
remove
rush
rushing
scale
scales
short-cut
shortcut
shortie
shrinkage
size
sizing
slimmer
slimming
sliver
slivers
slowdown
slowing
slowness
sluggishness
small
smallness
space
speed
speediness
speedometer
speedometers
speeds
sprawl
sprawling
sprouting
sq
st
statistic
statistics
stature
strain
streamlining
stretch
stretching
stride
swiftness
telephoto
tempo
thickness
ton
tonnage
tonne
tonnes
tons
velocity
volume
watt
weighing
weight
widening
width
zoom
zooms
Normalization
Per words
Sources
- xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
- usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System