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GEOMETRIC PACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does geometric pace mean?
• GEOMETRIC PACE (noun)
The noun GEOMETRIC PACE has 1 sense:
1. a modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet
Familiarity information: GEOMETRIC PACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A modern version of the Roman pace now taken to be 5 feet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("geometric pace" is a kind of...):
linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
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"An unshod mocks a shoe." (Arabic proverb)
"A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food." (Corsican proverb)