Measuring
Pronunciation : Meas"ur*ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. Measuring faucet, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. -- Measuring worm (Zo?l.), the larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913