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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, adjective [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis. See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]
1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or computation.
2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.
Of his diet measurable was he. --Chaucer. -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, noun -- {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adverb
Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians. --Latimer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
measurable
adjective
1: possible to be measured; "measurable depths" [syn: {mensurable}] [ant: {immeasurable}]
2: of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "measurable": appraisable, appreciable, assessable, calculable, computable, countable, determinable, estimable, fathomable, gaugeable, mensurable, meterable, noticeable, numberable, numerable, perceptible, quantifiable, quantizable, reckonable
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