Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Measurement

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

a measure of the height, length, or width of an object in a certain direction

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

the number of times something changes or happens during a specific period of time

an area that is empty or unoccupied and therefore available for use

a number or piece of data representing measurements or facts

the length of the space that is between two places or points

the size, amount, or degree of one thing compared with another

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

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

the distance of something from side to side

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

the distance below the top surface of something

the heaviness of something or someone, which can be measured

the total number or quantity of something

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

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

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

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

a unit of measuring weight equal to 2.20 pounds or 1000 grams

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

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

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

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

a small amount, quantity, or piece of something

a unit for measuring the size of computer data that equals 8 bits

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

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

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

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

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