sounding vs measure

measure vs sounding

sounding and measure both are nouns.

sounding is an adjective but measure is not an adjective.

sounding is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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

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

sounding: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
measure: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule

Other hypernyms of sounding include measurement, measuring, mensuration.

sounding (noun)	measure (noun)
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)	how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line	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

sounding (adjective)	measure (adjective)
making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form
having volume or deepness
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

sounding (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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