MEASURE Measurement expressions

Definition

Words and phrases expressing measurement.

Detection Rules

xiao_2009

Requires: usas

USAS code: N3

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

Requires: lemma, pos

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