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TAPE MEASURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tape measure mean?
• TAPE MEASURE (noun)
The noun TAPE MEASURE has 1 sense:
1. measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
Familiarity information: TAPE MEASURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Context example:
the carpenter should have used his tape measure
Hypernyms ("tape measure" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Context examples
Healthcare workers assess the severity of lymphedema by using a tape measure or by relying on water displacement by the affected limb.
(New portable device to gauge severity of elephantiasis, SciDev.Net)
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