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sounding vs measuring

measuring vs sounding

sounding and measuring both are nouns.

sounding is an adjective but measuring is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sounding Yes Yes No No
measuring Yes No No No
As nouns, measuring is a hypernym of sounding; that is, measuring is a word with a broader meaning than sounding:
  • sounding: the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)
  • measuring: the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
Other hypernyms of sounding include measure, measurement, mensuration.
sounding (noun) measuring (noun)
the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line) the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line
sounding (adjective) measuring (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
Difference between sounding and measuring

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