reading vs measure

measure vs reading

reading and measure both are nouns.

reading is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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

As nouns, measure is a hypernym of reading; that is, measure is a word with a broader meaning than reading:

reading: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Other hypernyms of reading include measurement, measuring, mensuration.

reading (noun)	measure (noun)
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something	any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument	measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
written material intended to be read	a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
a particular interpretation or performance	musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance	(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

reading (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

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