measuring
- present participle of measure.
Example Sentences
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Radiocarbon dating works by measuring carbon-14, a radioactive form of carbon that gradually disappears after an organism dies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was 100 degrees in Encino, but the reading from the wet-bulb device measuring heat and humidity gave out a number that allowed for practice to take place with precautionary measures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
In a 2016 speech to economists, he questioned the precision the Fed claims in measuring inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The new way of measuring these prices would show an annual increase closer to 10% to 11%, but that’s also unusually high.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
On the night of 19 February 1604, in Prague, Johannes Kepler was out measuring the position of Mars in the sky with a metal instrument called a quadrant.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
