size

IPA: sˈaɪz

noun

  • The dimensions or magnitude of a thing; how big something is.
  • A specific set of dimensions for a manufactured article, especially clothing.
  • (graph theory) A number of edges in a graph.
  • (figurative, dated) Degree of rank, ability, character, etc.
  • An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges fastened together at one end by a rivet, used for measuring the size of pearls
  • (obsolete outside dialects) An assize.
  • (obsolete) A regulation, piece of ordinance.
  • (obsolete) A regulation determining the amount of money paid in fees, taxes etc.
  • (obsolete) A fixed standard for the magnitude, quality, quantity etc. of goods, especially food and drink.
  • A thin, weak glue used as primer for paper or canvas intended to be painted upon.
  • Wallpaper paste.
  • The thickened crust on coagulated blood.
  • Any viscous substance, such as gilder's varnish.
  • (US) Short for chili size (“hamburger served with chili con carne”). [(US) A hamburger served with chili con carne.]
  • Alternative form of sice (“number six in dice games”) [(dice games, obsolete) The number six in a game of dice.]

verb

  • (transitive) To adjust the size of; to make a certain size.
  • (transitive) To classify or arrange by size.
  • (military) To take the height of men, in order to place them in the ranks according to their stature.
  • (mining) To sift (pieces of ore or metal) in order to separate the finer from the coarser parts.
  • (transitive, colloquial) To approximate the dimensions, estimate the size of.
  • (intransitive) To take a greater size; to increase in size.
  • (UK, Cambridge University, obsolete) To order food or drink from the buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery book.
  • (transitive, obsolete) To swell; to increase the bulk of.
  • (transitive) To apply glue or other primer to a surface which is to be painted.
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Examples of "size" in Sentences

  • Which is the average size of a synapse
  • Reduce the size of the image thumbnails.
  • Just reduce the pixel size of the image.
  • That would reduce the size of the list to a manageable size.
  • It also drastically reduces the size and weight of the drive.
  • The average size of a cocci is approximately 0.5 to 1 micrometer.
  • The greater the population, the smaller the average size of males.
  • The flowers are of average size for roses of the miniature category.
  • DriveType - eq foreach ($ObjDisk in $objDrives) $size = $objDisk. size / 1024
  • The size of the student body soon outgrew the capacity of the school building.
  • IfGreaterOrEqual, offset, % size%, return A_ThisFunc "> Offset is bigger then size"
  • & else size: = % size% 'bytes' type % filename% ':' % ftyp% '(' % size% '); Last Modified' % datm%
  • ; ~ LV_GetText (name, A_EventInfo,1); ~ LV_GetText (size, A_EventInfo,2); ~ tooltip, Name: \% name\%\%A_Tab\%Size: \% size\%
  • Since a specified size described as “nominal size” can never exactly be found two dimensions are necessary between which the actual size may vary.
  • ▀▀▀ ░ release size·: 702Mb ░ ▀▀▀ movie year···: 2010 audio········: 133 kbps mp3 2 ch runtime······: 84 min source·······: PAL DVD format·······: 1015kb/s xvid frame size ...
  • & s ftyp: = [attrib % filename% - type - br] & s size: = [attrib % filename% - l - br] & s datm: = [attrib % filename% - dtm - br] & s size: = [calc % size% * 2] & if % size% = 1 & then & s size: = % size% 'byte'
  • The solution: create a structure with the standard elements, allocate too much memory, and the rest is the element. struct dyn_list int size; struct dyn_list* next; void* node_alloc (unsigned int size)/* returns pointer to element */struct dyn_list* h = malloc (sizeof (struct dyn_list) +size);

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