German word

Messung

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈmɛsʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmeasurement

Example

Die Messung dauert nur wenige Minuten.

The measurement takes just a few minutes.

Illustration for Messung (measurement)

More examples

Die Messung ergab unerwartet hohe Werte.

The measurement yielded unexpectedly high values.

Core concept

A scale, sensor, or test procedure turning an observed quantity into a number.

Common phrases

  • Messung vornehmen

    take a measurement

  • Messung wiederholen

    repeat the measurement

  • fehlerhafte Messung

    faulty measurement

Similar words

Ergebnis: The concluding result reached after measuring or experimenting.
Messwert: One number produced by a particular measurement.
Messgerät: Equipment designed to perform a measurement.

Definition in German

Messung bezeichnet den Vorgang, eine physikalische oder andere Größe quantitativ zu bestimmen.

Word origin

Messung is formed from messen, meaning 'to measure', with the noun-forming suffix -ung, which denotes an action or its result.

Usage tips

  • Messung is feminine, so its definite article is die and its plural is Messungen.

Opposites

Related words

  • Messwertmeasured valuenoun
  • Messgerätmeasuring instrumentnoun

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