measurement
the act or result of measuring
Root
- mensur / meas: measure, proportion, or size
Other words with the mensur / meas root
- commensurable: measurable by the same standard; comparable
- commensurate: corresponding in size or degree
- incommensurable: not measurable by the same standard
- incommensurate: not corresponding in size or degree
- measure: to find size or amount; a standard of amount
- mensuration: measurement, especially of geometric figures
Measurement makes the measure-family concrete.
The second measurement confirmed the first result.
A ruler turns vague size into a number you can compare.