A2 Ordlista - Measurement

the action of finding the size, number, or degree of something

mätning, mått

to find out the exact size of something or someone

mäta, utvärdera

the grade, level, or standard of something's excellence measured against other things

kvalitet, nivå

the amount of something or the whole number of things in a group

kvantitet, mängd

to become larger in amount or size

öka, utvidga

to become less in amount, size, or degree

minska, diminera

a standard measure used to tell the amount of something

enhet

a unit of measurement for temperature, angles, or levels of intensity, such as Celsius degrees or a degree of pain

grad

the basic unit of measuring length that is equal to 100 centimeters

meter

a unit of measuring length equal to one hundredth of a meter

centimeter

a unit of measuring length equal to one thousandth of a meter

millimeter

a unit for measuring length that is equal to 1000 meters or approximately 0.62 miles

kilometer

a unit of measuring weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

gram

a unit for measuring weight that is used in the US and is equal to 907.19 kg

ton, ton

a unit of measuring weight that equals one thousandth of a gram

milligram

a unit for measuring an amount of liquid or gas that equals 2.11 pints

liter

a unit for measuring the quantity of a liquid or gas that equals one thousandth of a liter

milliliter, milliliter

a unit of measuring length equal to 12 inches or 30.48 centimeters

fot

a unit of measuring length equal to 1.6 kilometers or 1760 yards

engelska mil

a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms

pund

the distance of something from side to side

bredd, vidd

the distance below the top surface of something

djup, nivå

the distance from one end to the other end of an object that shows how long it is

längd

the distance from the top to the bottom of something or someone

höjd

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

vikt

the physical extent of an object, usually described by its height, width, length, or depth

storlek, dimension

above average in amount or size

stor, jättestor

having a size that is not too big or too small, but rather in the middle

medium, mellanstor

(of two points) having an above-average distance between them

lång, långa

having opposite sides or surfaces that are close together

tunn, smal

having a large length from side to side

bred, vid

having a limited distance between opposite sides

smal, trång

having a long distance between opposite sides

tjock, tät

a unit of length that is equal to 91.44 centimeters or 36 inches

yard, längdenhet

the total number or quantity of something

mängd, belopp

near in distance

nära, närområde

a standard, level, or amount that is considered to be ordinary or usual

genomsnitt, medelvärde