countermeasure
English
noun
Definitions
- Any action taken to counteract or correct another.
- (military) Any of the devices and techniques used to impair the operational effectiveness of an enemy.
Etymology
Prefix from English measure.
Origin
English
measure
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anticountermeasure English
- biomeasure English
- commeasure English
- countercountermeasure English
- hypermeasure English
- immeasurate English
- measurable English
- measurage English
- measure English
- measureless English
- measurement English
- measurer English
- measurest English
- measureth English
- mismeasure English
- outmeasure English
- overmeasure English
- premeasure English
- pseudomeasure English
- quasimeasure English
- remeasure English
- semimeasure English
- supermeasure English
- undermeasure English
- メジャー Japanese
- mesure Middle English
- mesur Welsh