Numbers & Measurement
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- accurate/ˈak.jʊ.ɹɪt/adjective · B2Exactly right, with no errors in the details.
- add upphrase · B2To make sense as a whole; also, to total numbers.
- amp/ˈæmp/noun · B2The unit of electrical flow.
- approximate/əˈpɹɒk.sɪ.mət/adjective · B2+Close to right but not exact.
- area/ˈɛəɹi.ə/noun · A1The amount of flat surface a shape covers.
- average/ˈæv.(ə.)ɹɪd͡ʒ/adjective · A2+In the middle — not the best, not the worst.
- balance/ˈbæləns/noun · B1The steady state where no side is heavier than the other.
- breadth/bɹɛdθ/noun · B2+How broad something is across.
- byte/baɪt/noun · B1+The small unit computer storage is counted in.
- calculate/ˈkælkjʊleɪt/verb · B2To find an answer using numbers and mathematics.
- capacity/kəˈpæsɪti/noun · B2How much work a person or team can actually take.
- celsiusnoun · A2+The temperature scale where water freezes at zero.
- centimetre/ˈsɛn.tɪ.miː.tə/noun · A2+A hundredth of a metre.
- circumference/sɜːˈkʌmfɹəns/noun · B2+The distance all the way round a circle.
- count/kaʊnt/verb · A2To say numbers in order to find how many there are.
- countless/ˈkaʊntləs/adjective · B2Too many to be counted.
- couple/ˈkʌp.əl/noun · A2Two people who are together in love.
- decimal/ˈdɛs.ɪ.məl/noun · B1+A number written with a point and digits after it.
- decrease/dɪˈkɹiːs/verb · B2To become smaller in number or amount.
- degree/dɪˈɡɹiː/noun · B1The qualification you earn after years of university study.
- density/ˈdɛn.sɪ.ti/noun · C1How much matter is packed into a given space.
- depth/dɛpθ/noun · B2How deep something goes from the surface down.
- diameter/daɪˈæmɪtə(ɹ)/noun · B2+The straight line across a circle through its very center.
- difference/ˈdɪf.(ə.)ɹəns/noun · A1The way in which two things are not the same.
- digit/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/noun · B1+A single numeral from zero to nine.
- dimension/daɪˈmɛn.ʃən/noun · B2One measurable direction of a thing — or one aspect of an issue.
- divide/dɪˈvaɪd/verb · B2To cut one whole into smaller parts.
- double/ˈdʌb.əl/adjective · A2Twice the amount, or made of two parts.
- dozen/ˈdʌzən/noun · A2A group of exactly twelve.
- estimate/ˈɛs.tɪ.mət/verb · B2To judge a number roughly without measuring exactly.
- even/ˈiːvən/adjective · B1Describing a number that divides exactly by two.
- fahrenheitnoun · B1+The temperature scale where water freezes at thirty-two.
- few/fjuː/adjective · A1A small number of something.
- foot/fʊt/noun · A1The body part at the end of your leg that you stand on.
- fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/noun · B2A number written as one value over another, like one half.
- gallon/ˈɡælən/noun · C1A large unit of liquid volume.
- gauge/ˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/verb · B2+To estimate or measure a level — of fuel, feeling, or interest.
- gigabyte/ˈɡɪɡəbaɪt/noun · B1+The unit of digital storage — about a thousand photos' worth.
- gram/ˈɡɹæm/noun · A2+A very small unit of weight.
- half/ˈhɑːf/noun · A2One of two equal parts.
- halve/hɑːv/verb · B1+To cut something into two equal parts.
- handful/ˈhæn(d)fʊl/noun · B1As much as one hand can hold; a very small number.
- height/haɪt/noun · A2+How tall something is, from bottom to top.
- inch/ɪnt͡ʃ/noun · B1A small unit of length, about the width of your thumb.
- increase/ɪnˈkɹiːs/verb · A2+To become bigger in number or amount.
- increment/ˈɪŋkɹɪmn̩t/noun · C1One small step up in a series.
- kelvin/ˈkɛlvɪn/noun · C1The scale that starts at the coldest possible temperature.
- kilogram/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/noun · A2+A thousand grams, about the weight of a bag of sugar.
- kilometre/kɪˈlɒmɪtə/noun · A2+A thousand metres.
- length/lɛŋ(k)θ/noun · B1How long something is, from end to end.
- litre/ˈliːtə/noun · A2+The basic unit of liquid volume.
- maximum/ˈmæksɪməm/noun · B2The largest amount allowed or reached.
- measurement/ˈmɛʒ.ə.mənt/noun · B2The exact size or amount found by careful checking.
- median/ˈmiː.di.ən/noun · B2+The middle value when everything is put in order.
- megabyte/ˈmɛɡəˌbaɪt/noun · B1+About a million bytes.
- metre/ˈmiːtə/noun · A1The basic unit of length, a little over a yard.
- mile/maɪ̯l/noun · A1A unit of distance a little over a kilometre and a half.
- millilitrenoun · B1A thousandth of a litre.
- millimetrenoun · A2+A thousandth of a metre.
- minimum/ˈmɪnɪməm/noun · B2The smallest amount allowed or needed.
- mode/moʊd/noun · B2The value that appears most often in a set.
- multiply/ˈmʌltɪplaɪ/verb · B2To increase a number by a stated number of times.
- numerous/ˈnuməɹəs/adjective · B2Existing in large numbers.
- odd/ɒd/adjective · B1Unusual in a puzzling way; also, numbers that cannot split in two evenly.
- odometer readingnoun · C1The distance figure shown on a vehicle's counter.
- ounce/aʊns/noun · B2A small unit of weight, a sixteenth of a pound.
- pair ofphrase · A1A set of exactly two matching things.
- percentage/pə(ɹ)ˈsɛntɪd͡ʒ/noun · B1+A share expressed out of a hundred.
- perimeter/pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/noun · B2The distance all the way round the outside of a shape.
- pint/paɪnt/noun · B2A unit of liquid volume, the usual size of a beer.
- plenty/ˈplɛnti/noun · A2More than enough.
- pound/ˈpaʊ̯nd/noun · B1A unit of weight of about half a kilogram.
- precise/pɹɪˈsaɪs/adjective · B2Exact, down to the smallest detail.
- prime/pɹaɪ̯m/adjective · B2Describing a number divisible only by one and itself.
- product/ˈpɹɒd.əkt/noun · B1A thing that is made to be sold.
- proportion/pɹəˈpɔɹʃən/noun · B2One part measured against the whole.
- quarter/ˈk(w)ɔːtə/noun · A1Fifteen minutes — one fourth of an hour.
- quotient/ˈkwəʊʃənt/noun · C1The result of dividing one number by another.
- radius/ˈɹeɪ.di.əs/noun · B2The line from a circle's center to its edge — half the width.
- range/ˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/noun · B1The gap between the smallest and the largest value.
- ratio/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊ/noun · C1The relationship between two amounts, as a comparison.
- remainder/ɹɪˈmeɪndə/noun · C1What is left over after dividing.
- round downphrase · B1To lower a number to the nearest convenient one.
- round upphrase · B1To raise a number to the nearest convenient one.
- ruler/ˈɹuːlə/noun · A2+The flat stick with numbers for drawing straight lines and measuring.
- scale/skeɪl/noun · B1One of the small hard plates covering a fish.
- scales/skeɪlz/noun · A2+The machine that tells you exactly how many grams of flour you have.
- scarce/ˈskɛəs/adjective · B2So little of it left that everyone competes for it.
- score/skɔː/noun · A2The numbers that show how many points each side has.
- several/ˈsɛv.(ə.)ɹəl/adjective · A2More than two but not very many.
- speed limit/ˌspiːd ˈlɪ.mɪt/phrase · B1The fastest you are legally allowed to drive on that road.
- stone/stəʊ̯n/noun · A2A small hard piece of mountain material that fits in your hand.
- subtotalnoun · B1+A running total of part of a list.
- subtract/səbˈtɹækt/verb · B2To take one amount away from another.
- sum/sʌm/noun · B2The total you get by adding numbers together.
- tally/ˈtæli/noun · B2+A running count kept with marks.
- thickness/ˈθɪknəs/noun · B2How far it is through something from one face to the other.
- third/θɜːd/noun · A2One of three equal parts.
- threshold/ˈθɹɛʃəʊld/noun · B2+The level at which something starts to count.
- tonne/tʌn/noun · B1+A thousand kilograms.
- total/ˈtəʊ.tl̩/noun · B1The whole amount when everything is counted.
- triple/ˈtɹɪp.əl/verb · B1To make something three times as big.
- volt/vəʊlt/noun · B1+The unit of electrical push.
- volume/ˈvɒl.juːm/noun · B2The amount of space a solid thing fills.
- watt/wɒt/noun · B1+The unit of power, used for lamps and engines.
- weigh/weɪ/verb · B1To find out how heavy something is.
- weight/weɪt/noun · A2How heavy something is.
- whole numbernoun · B1A number with nothing after the point.
- width/ˈwɪtθ/noun · C1How wide something is from side to side.
- yard/ˈjɑːd/noun · B1A unit of length equal to three feet.