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reading vs measuring

measuring vs reading

reading and measuring both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reading Yes No No No
measuring Yes No No No
As nouns, measuring is a hypernym of reading; that is, measuring is a word with a broader meaning than reading:
  • reading: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
  • measuring: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Other hypernyms of reading include measure, measurement, mensuration.
reading (noun) measuring (noun)
the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
written material intended to be read
a particular interpretation or performance
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Difference between reading and measuring

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