METER READING

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does meter reading mean? 

• METER READING (noun)
  The noun METER READING has 2 senses:

1. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

2. the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

  Familiarity information: METER READING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• METER READING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

indication; meter reading; reading

Context example:

the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm

Hypernyms ("meter reading" is a kind of...):

data point; datum (an item of factual information derived from measurement or research)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "meter reading"):

clock time; time (a reading of a point in time as given by a clock)

miles per hour; mph (a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

meter reading; reading

Context example:

he has a job meter reading for the gas company

Hypernyms ("meter reading" is a kind of...):

measure; measurement; measuring; mensuration (the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule)