measure vs observation

observation vs measure

measure and observation both are nouns.

measure is a verb but observation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
measure	Yes	No	Yes	No
observation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, observation is a hyponym of measure; that is, observation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than measure:

measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
observation: the act of making and recording a measurement

Other hyponyms of measure include seismography, quantitative analysis, quantitative chemical analysis, actinometry, algometry, anemography, anemometry, angulation, anthropometry, arterial blood gases, audiometry, bathymetry, plumbing, calorimetry, cephalometry, densitometry, dosimetry, fetometry, foetometry, gravimetry, hydrometry, hypsography, hypsometry, mental measurement, micrometry, pelvimetry, photometry, quantification, radioactive dating, meter reading, reading, sampling, sounding, sound ranging, scaling, spirometry, surveying, telemetry, thermometry, thermogravimetry, tonometry, viscometry, viscosimetry, weigh-in, audience measurement, pycnometry.

measure (noun)	observation (noun)
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify	the act of observing; taking a patient look
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	the act of making and recording a measurement
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal	the act of noticing or paying attention
measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements	facts learned by observing
a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance	a remark expressing careful consideration
musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
a statute in draft before it becomes law
a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

measure (verb)	observation (verb)
express as a number or measure or quantity
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
have certain dimensions

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