measurement vs measure

measure vs measurement

measurement and measure both are nouns.

measurement is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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

As nouns, measurement and measure are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of measurement include measuring, mensuration.

measurement (noun)	measure (noun)
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
	measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
	a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
	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

measurement (verb)	measure (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

Difference between measurement and measure

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