Mittavuudeltaan

Mittavuudeltaan is a Finnish adverbial form used to describe the size or dimension of something relative to a reference. It comes from mittavuus, a noun referring to size, extent or dimension, and the suffix -eltaan, which turns the word into an expression meaning “in terms of size” or “by dimension.” The term is most often found in formal or technical writing, such as product descriptions, architectural or engineering texts, and scientific contexts, where precise physical extent is important.

Usage and nuances

Mittavuudeltaan emphasizes the physical magnitude of an object rather than its function or category. It is commonly used together with a numeric value or a descriptive size word to provide a measured sense of scale. For example, laiva on mittavuudeltaan noin 40 metriä pitkä means that the ship’s size is about 40 meters in length. Another example could be rakennus on mittavuudeltaan suurikokoinen, indicating a large size by dimension.

Relation to other terms

Mittavuudeltaan overlaps with other size descriptors such as kooltaan, which also means “in terms of size.” Mittavuudeltaan tends to appear in more formal or technical contexts, while kooltaan is common in everyday language. Both forms help readers or listeners understand physical scale, but mittavuudeltaan frames the description in a measurement-oriented way.

See also

Mitta, koko, pituus, tilavuus, kooltaan.