Hypernyms for "measure"

More general terms or categories

actinometry algometry anemography anemometry angulation anthropometry appropriation bill arterial blood gases audiometry baseline bathymetry benchmark bill of attainder board rule bottle bill calibrate caliper calliper calorimetry catalexis censor cephalometry chance clock common measure common meter cordage countermeasure definite quantity densitometry dosimetry earned run average economic value endure ERA farm bill fathom fetometry foetometry foot fundamental measure fundamental quantity gauge GPA grade grade point average graduated table gravimetry guard hydrometry hypsography hypsometry indefinite quantity interval last librate magnetisation magnetization mark measuring cup medium of exchange mental measurement meter meter reading metric metrical foot metrical unit micrometry monetary system norm observation octane number octane rating ordered series pace pelvimetry period of play photometry play playing period plumb plumbing point point in time porcupine provision praise precaution probability procrustean bed procrustean rule procrustean standard proof quantification quantitative analysis quantitative chemical analysis quantum radical radioactive dating rate reading reassess reevaluate relative quantity rule ruler safeguard sampling scale scale of measurement scaling scansion score seismography shark repellent shoot size stick sound sound ranging sounding spirometry stand standard of measurement standardise standardize step surveying system of measurement telemetry thermogravimetry thermometry time time interval time unit titrate tonometry trade bill triangulate unit of time value viscometry viscosimetry volume weigh yardstick
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.