measures (noun)
1half measures — ˌhalf ˈmeasures f15 [half measures] noun plural a policy or plan of action that is weak and does not do enough • There are no half measures with this company …
2culm measures — noun see culm I, 2b * * * Culm or Culm Measures plural noun A Lower Carboniferous formation of Europe and SW England, with grits, sandstones, shales, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑culm * * * Culm measures or Culm series, = Culm. (Cf. ↑ …
3security measures — noun measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc. military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising • Syn: ↑security • Hypernyms: ↑precaution, ↑safeguard, ↑guard …
4coal measures — noun plural Date: 1829 beds of coal with the associated rocks …
5weights and measures — noun The science and regulation of standards for the quantification of size, weight, temperature, etc …
6ˌhalf ˈmeasures — noun [plural] methods that are not effective enough …
7electronic warfare-support measures — noun electronic warfare undertaken under direct control of an operational commander to locate sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for the purpose of immediate threat recognition • Syn: ↑ESM • Hypernyms: ↑electronic warfare, ↑EW …
8system of weights and measures — noun system of measurement for length and weight and duration • Hypernyms: ↑system of measurement, ↑metric • Hyponyms: ↑British Imperial System, ↑English system, ↑British system, ↑metric system, ↑ …
9coal measures — noun plural : beds of coal with the associated rocks varying in thickness from a few feet to several thousand feet and consisting of shales, sandstones, limestones, and conglomerates with interstratified beds of coal and occasionally of iron ore …
10austerity measures — UK US noun [plural] ECONOMICS, GOVERNMENT ► official action by a government to reduce the amount of money it spends, or the amount of money that people in a country spend: »The government has imposed harsh economic austerity measures to contain… …
