Definitions:
ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units

assess the importance, effect, or value of (something)

travel over (a certain distance or area)

a plan or course of action taken to achieve a particular purpose

a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something

a certain quantity or degree of something

the rhythm of a piece of poetry or a piece of music.

a group of rock strata.