size
v.
arrange according to size; cover with size (type of adhesive)
n.
spatial dimension; measurement; extent, degree; adhesive used to fill pores in paper and cloth
Size
The word size may refer to how big something is. In particular:
MeasurementDimensions:
length,
width,
height,
diameter,
perimeter,
area,
volumeClothing sizes such as
shoe size or
dress sizeBody dimensionsHuman heightHuman weightIn
statistics (
hypothesis testing), the size of the test refers to the rate of
false positives, denoted by α. In
computing,
filesizeSize (Unix), a command-line Unix tool.
Magnitude or size of a mathematical object.
Magnitude of brightness or intensity of a star or an earthquake as measured on a
logarithmic scale.In mathematics there are, in addition to the dimensions mentioned above (equal if there is an isometry), various other concepts of size for sets:
measure (mathematics)cardinality (equal if there is a bijection)for well-ordered sets:
ordinal number (equal if there is an order-isomorphism)
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size
Noun
1. the physical magnitude of something (how big it is); "a wolf is about the size of a large dog"
(hypernym) magnitude
(hyponym) circumference, perimeter
(attribute) large, big
2. the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
(hypernym) property
(hyponym) extra large
3. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics; "size gives body to a fabric"
(synonym) sizing
(hypernym) filler
4. the actual state of affairs; "that's the size of the situation"; "she hates me, that's about the size of it"
(synonym) size of it
(hypernym) situation, state of affairs
(classification) colloquialism
5. a large magnitude; "he blanched when he saw the size of the bill"; "the only city of any size in that area"
(hypernym) magnitude
Verb
1. cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)
(hypernym) coat, surface
(derivation) sizing
2. sort according to size
(hypernym) classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
3. make to a size; bring to a suitable size
(hypernym) change magnitude
(hyponym) scale
(see-also) size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise
Adjective
1. (used in combination) sized; "the economy-size package"; "average-size house"
(similar) sized
(classification) combining form
size
pron.
you
Size
(n.)
A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale.
(n.)
A settled quantity or allowance. See Assize.
(n.)
An allowance of food and drink from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at commons; -- corresponding to battel at Oxford.
(n.)
An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for ascertaining the size of pearls.
(n.)
Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude; as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or of a rock.
(n.)
Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character, etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size.
(n.)
Six.
(v. i.)
A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting, bookbinding, paper making, etc.
(v. i.)
Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.
(v. i.)
To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
(v. i.)
To take greater size; to increase in size.
(v. t.)
To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.
(v. t.)
To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required dimension, as by cutting.
(v. t.)
To cover with size; to prepare with size.
(v. t.)
To fix the standard of.
(v. t.)
To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
(v. t.)
To swell; to increase the bulk of.
(v. t.)
To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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