measure
noun
a unit or standard of measurement.
remeasure
-
a word derived from
measure.
Example Sentences
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And Dr. Freedman finds herself again in the middle, using a new space telescope to remeasure the Hubble constant.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2021
Hargiss said there were plenty of times he would measure and remeasure and was confident in his numbers, only to find that the item wouldn’t fit.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2016
As a matter of normal procedure, however, it will remeasure and check all semifinalists before racing resumes after Christmas.
From Time Magazine Archive
So he was obliged to re-examine his whole world and to remeasure it.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aladdin, drumming with his nails upon the windowpane, fell presently into soft song: Give me three breaths of pleasure After three deaths of pain, And make me not remeasure The ways that were in vain.
From Aladdin O'Brien by Gouverneur Morris
