measurable

3 definitions found

measurable - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.
     See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.]
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     1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or
        computation.
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     2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
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              Of his diet measurable was he.        --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster] -- Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. --
        Meas"ur*a*bly, adv.
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              Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.
                                                    --Latimer.
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measurable - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  measurable
      adj 1: capable of being measured; "measurable depths" [syn:
             measurable, mensurable] [ant: immeasurable,
             immensurable, unmeasurable, unmeasured]
      2: of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in
         literature"

measurable - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "measurable":
     appraisable, appreciable, assessable, calculable, computable,
     countable, determinable, estimable, fathomable, gaugeable,
     mensurable, meterable, noticeable, numberable, numerable,
     perceptible, quantifiable, quantizable, reckonable