mismeasure
verb[T]
(alsomis-measure)uk/mɪsˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˌmɪsˈmeʒ.ɚ/tofailtomeasurethesize,amount,value, orimportanceof somethingcorrectly:
Thecontractorsmismeasured thedrivewayandthereforedidn'tprovideanaccuratepriceforfixingthedrainage.
People areaskingwhether we might be mis-measuringeconomicgrowth.
- It wasallegedthat thecompanieseither mismeasured or underreportedgasproduction,thusdeprivingthegovernmentofitsshareof theroyalties.
- Thelandownerssay that thecompanymismeasured theoriginallots,leavingoutlargeareasbehind each of thehomes.
- If thedoughis toowet, youprobablymis-measured theingredients.
Measuring & weighing
- cost-of-living index
- decibel
- gage
- life-size
- measure
- measuresomethingout
- measure up
- meter
- pacesomethingoff/out
- pinhole
- planimetric
- plumb
- proof
- quantifiable
- quantification
- RBC
- remeasure
- rise
- survey
- telemetry
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