|

Measurement Vocabulary 9 words

MORE ON THIS LIST:

  1. length
    the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
  2. area
    the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary
  3. foot
    the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings
  4. inch
    a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  5. perimeter
    a line enclosing a plane areas
  6. circle
    ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
  7. weight
    the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
  8. yardstick
    a ruler or tape that is three feet long
  9. millimeter
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter