as in dimensions
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the measurement of the average house lot in that neighborhood is half an acre
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The company uses scanning technology to capture images of items and to take measurements with just a photo, enabling fast and accurate estimates.
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Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Consumers can use their own image—which is analyzed by AI to determine precise measurements—to digitally see how garments from various brands and retailers would fit their bodies.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The river crested early Friday morning, rising nearly six feet in seven hours before the gauge was damaged and measurements ceased, according to the National Water Prediction Service.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Accident Reconstruction Officers arrived to process the scene, which involved taking photographs, collecting evidence, and taking measurements.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Last fall, however, researchers recorded the second-smallest roost since measurements started in 1993.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Elevation tables on Earth and plots of the lunar limb have been used by eclipse cartographers for years, with eclipse calculations gaining greater accuracy in recent years thanks to new lunar topography data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which orbits the moon and takes measurements.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Initial measurements have shown that the pumping appears to have helped slow the land movement.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
Sarah Hernholm, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Consumers can use their own image—which is analyzed by AI to determine precise measurements—to digitally see how garments from various brands and retailers would fit their bodies.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
The river crested early Friday morning, rising nearly six feet in seven hours before the gauge was damaged and measurements ceased, according to the National Water Prediction Service.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Accident Reconstruction Officers arrived to process the scene, which involved taking photographs, collecting evidence, and taking measurements.
—Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Last fall, however, researchers recorded the second-smallest roost since measurements started in 1993.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
Elevation tables on Earth and plots of the lunar limb have been used by eclipse cartographers for years, with eclipse calculations gaining greater accuracy in recent years thanks to new lunar topography data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which orbits the moon and takes measurements.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Initial measurements have shown that the pumping appears to have helped slow the land movement.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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