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   Size

   /sīz/

   

   noun

   • 1. the relative extent of something; a thing's overall dimensions or magnitude; how big something is: "the schools varied in size"
   • ▪ extensive dimensions or magnitude: "she seemed slightly awed by the size of the building"
   • 2. each of the classes, typically numbered, into which garments or other articles are divided according to how large they are: "I can never find anything in my size"
   • ▪ a person or garment corresponding to a particular numbered size: "she's a size 10"

   verb

   • 1. alter or sort in terms of size or according to size: "some drills are sized in millimeters"
   • ▪ estimate or measure something's dimensions: "she was trying to size up a room with a tape measure"
   • ▪ form an estimate or rough judgment of someone or something: "the two men sized each other up"

   adjective

   • 1. having a specified size; sized: "marble-size chunks of hail"

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘assize, ordinance fixing a rate of payment’): from Old French sise, from assise ‘ordinance’, or a shortening of assize.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

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   What is the difference between size and magnitude?

   • The concept of size is often applied to ideas that have no physical reality. In mathematics, magnitude is the size of a mathematical object, which is an abstract object with no concrete existence. Magnitude is a property by which the object can be compared as larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind.

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   What is the definition of size?

   • Size in general is the magnitude or dimensions of a thing. More specifically, geometrical size (or spatial size) can refer to linear dimensions ( length, width, height, diameter, perimeter ), area, or volume. Size can also be measured in terms of mass, especially when assuming a density range.

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   What are the different sizes?

   • More specifically, geometrical size (or spatial size) can refer to linear dimensions ( length, width, height, diameter, perimeter ), area, or volume. Size can also be measured in terms of mass, especially when assuming a density range. This animation gives a sense of the scale of some of the known objects in our universe.

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   What are some synonyms for size?

   • More specifically, geometrical size (or spatial size) can refer to linear dimensions ( length, width, height, diameter, perimeter ), area, or volume. Size can also be measured in terms of mass, especially when assuming a density range.

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   Size is the physical dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or extent of an object. It can also refer to a series of graduated categories of dimension for manufactured articles, such as shoes and clothing. See different meanings, synonyms, and usage of size in various contexts.

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   noun. 1. that quality of a thing which determines how much space it occupies; dimensions or magnitude of a thing. 2. any of a series of graded classifications of measure into which merchandise is divided. jumbo-size peanuts, size nine shoes. 3. a. extent, magnitude, amount, etc.

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