measurable
/ˈmeʒərəbl/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈɛʒɚəbəl] /ˈmeʒərəbl/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈɛʒɚəbəl] /ˈme-zhə-rə-bəl ˈmā- ˈmezh-rə- ˈmāzh-/ (ame, mw)
measurable — adjective
- measurablepositive
- more measurablecomparative
- most measurablesuperlative
1. Able to be checked with numbers or standard units such as length, weight, time,
Able to be checked with numbers or standard units such as length, weight, time, or amount.
The machine can detect measurable amounts of sugar in the drink.
collocation: measurable amounts
By noon, Diya saw measurable changes in the patient's temperature chart.
pattern: measurable changes in
A measurable rise of twenty centimeters worried the flood team.
The teacher asked for measurable goals before the reading program began.
Not every classroom activity produces measurable data for the report.
- quantifiable
More formal and often used when the result can be expressed as a figure.
- trackable
Emphasises that progress can be followed over time, not just measured once.
- calculable
Usually suggests the value can be worked out by calculation.
- immeasurable
Means too great or too unclear to express by measurement.
- unquantifiable
More formal opposite used when numbers cannot describe something properly.
文法句型
measurable + noun
be + measurable
用法筆記
Often used with words like goals, data, amounts, and changes when someone wants results that can be checked in exact terms. Unlike sense 2, this sense focuses on whether measurement is possible, not on whether the change feels important.
2. Large enough to be noticed as a real difference, change, or effect.
Large enough to be noticed as a real difference, change, or effect.
Tariro's breathing showed measurable improvement after one night on the medicine.
collocation: measurable improvement
By spring, the town had seen a measurable drop in traffic noise.
collocation: measurable drop
The new rule made a measurable difference to lunchtime lines.
Doctors noticed no measurable effect from the first cream.
A measurable jump in ticket sales followed the Saturday discount.
- noticeable
Closest everyday synonym; it simply means easy enough to notice.
- significant
Often suggests greater importance or stronger practical consequences.
- clear
Broader and less formal; it can describe something easy to understand as well.
- slight
Describes a change so small that it has little force.
- imperceptible
Formal opposite meaning too small to notice.
文法句型
measurable + noun
be + measurable
用法筆記
Usually appears with nouns such as improvement, difference, effect, drop, and increase. Unlike sense 1, the point here is that the change is big enough for people to notice, even when no exact figure is given.
measurable — noun
- measurablesingular
- measurablesplural
1. A factor, amount, or quality that people can compare by using numbers or standar
A factor, amount, or quality that people can compare by using numbers or standard units.
Speed is one measurable the coach checks during the first trial.
pattern: one measurable
The report compared three measurables: cost, time, and fuel use.
often used in the plural
In the lab, temperature was the easiest measurable to track.
Our main measurables for the project are attendance and test scores.
The hiring team listed height and reach as useful measurables.
文法句型
a measurable
measurables + be
compare + measurables
用法筆記
Most often used in business, research, and sports, especially in the plural form measurables. It usually refers to factors people compare side by side, not to physical objects.