English Dictionary

To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to fix or express the quantity of; to rate.
Source : opted (123916)  - auto

The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question "How much?"; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size.
Source : opted (123921)  - auto

The extent or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied; also, its content or comprehension, that is, the number of its constituent qualities, attributes, or relations.
Source : opted (123922)  - auto

The measure of a syllable; that which determines the time in which it is pronounced; as, the long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable.
Source : opted (123923)  - auto

The relative duration of a tone.
Source : opted (123924)  - auto

That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable.
Source : opted (123925)  - auto

A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in large quantities.
Source : opted (123926)  - auto