system of measurement vs measure

system of measurement and measure both are nouns.

system of measurement is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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

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

system of measurement: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
measure: how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

Other hypernyms of system of measurement include amount, quantity.

As nouns, measure is a hyponym of system of measurement; that is, measure is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than system of measurement:

system of measurement: a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic
measure: a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

Other hyponyms of system of measurement include criterion, standard, touchstone, system of weights and measures, point system, information measure, utility, Brix scale, circular measure, board measure, Beaufort scale, system of weights, weight, temperature scale, monetary aggregate.

system of measurement (noun)	measure (noun)
a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic	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

system of 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

system of measurement vs measure

system of measurement and measure both are nouns.

system of measurement is not a verb while measure is a verb.

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