"measured" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛʒəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛʒɚd/ [General-American], /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ [US, regional] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-measured.wav Forms: more measured [comparative], most measured [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} measured (comparative more measured, superlative most measured)
  1. That has been determined by measurement.
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-GtZLPrQ2
  2. Deliberate but restrained. Synonyms: reasonable, temperate, moderate Translations (deliberate but restrained): μέτριος (métrios) (Ancient Greek), обмислен (obmislen) (Bulgarian), премерен (premeren) (Bulgarian), afgemeten (Dutch), gemessen (German), bedächtig (German), kimért (Hungarian), megfontolt (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-wl~xroKg Disambiguation of 'deliberate but restrained': 2 96 2
  3. (of poetry etc.) Rhythmically written in meter; metrical.
    Sense id: en-measured-en-adj-mhHbfiqj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 89 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 7 8 75 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 4 88 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 90 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 17 16 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 10 69 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 10 69 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 11 71 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 15 13 65 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: satellite-measured Derived forms: measured drop, measured mile

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛʒəd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈmɛʒɚd/ [General-American], /ˈmeɪʒɚd/ [US, regional] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-measured.wav
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} measured
  1. simple past and past participle of measure Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: measure
    Sense id: en-measured-en-verb-W~OKtub2
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