measurable

Adjective
Synonyms: mensurable

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. capable of being measured“measurable depths”Synonyms: mensurable
  2. of distinguished importance“a measurable figure in literature”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See Measure, and cf. Mensurable.] [1913 Webster]

1.Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation. [1913 Webster]

2.Moderate; temperate; not excessive. [1913 Webster]

Of his diet measurable was he. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] -- Meas"ur*a*ble*ness, n. -- Meas"ur*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.— Latimer.[1913 Webster]
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