Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

admeasurement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: ad-mea-sure-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Measurement, the act of measuring.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"1781, Thomas Jefferson, Notes on the State of Virginia, Query I By admeasurements through nearly the whole of this last line, and supplying the unmeasured parts from good data, the Atlantic and Mississipi are found in this latitude to be 758 miles distant, equal to 13° 38′ of longitude, reckoning 55 miles and 3144 feet to the degree."
"Though the figures are similar, their angles, on admeasurement by a nice instrument, differ very appreciably."

Etymology

Etymology tree English admeasure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English admeasurement From admeasure + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

admeasurements (plural)

Questions

What does admeasurement mean?: Apportionment.
Where does admeasurement come from?: Etymology tree English admeasure Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English admeasurement From admeasure + -ment.

How to pronounce admeasurement

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “admeasurement”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “admeasurement”.
Repeat and practice — Say “admeasurement” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.