Mesurés

Mesurés is the masculine plural form of the French adjective mesuré and also the past participle of mesurer used in an adjectival sense. It describes something that has been measured or calibrated, for example valeurs mesurées (measured values) or échantillons mesurés (measured samples). In a figurative use, mesuré conveys restraint or moderation, as in un ton mesuré (a measured tone) or une réaction mesurée (a restrained reaction). The opposite ideas are expressed with démé suré or immodéré rather than with mesurés.

Etymology and related forms: Mesurés derives from mesurer, which comes from Old French mesurer and ultimately from Latin mensurare, based on mensura “a measure.” The noun is mesure and the adverb is mesurément. The word follows standard French agreement: mesuré (masculine singular), mesurée (feminine singular), mesurés (masculine plural), mesurées (feminine plural).

Usage notes: In scientific and technical contexts, mesurés most often refers to data or quantities obtained by measurement, as in valeurs mesurées or distances mesurées. In literary or rhetorical contexts, it describes style, language, or behavior that is restrained rather than showy. The form mesurés is used with masculine plural nouns; the feminine plural form is mesurées, and the feminine singular form is mesurée.

Examples: Les résultats mesurés indiquent une marge d'erreur faible. Son discours était mesuré et prudent. Les distances mesurées par l'appareil concordent avec les valeurs attendues.