MEASURING ROD Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the phrase measuring rod. (close relations)
Definition of MEASURING ROD
measure
Best Alternatives
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| ruler | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who rules or commands • measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | ||||||||
| yardstick | nounn | |||||||
noun • a measure or standard used for comparison • a ruler or tape that is three feet long | ||||||||
| tape measure | nounn | |||||||
noun • measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths | ||||||||
| measure | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal • how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify • a statute in draft before it becomes law • the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule • a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements • a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance verb • determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of • express as a number or measure or quantity • have certain dimensions • evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of | ||||||||
| measuring stick | nounn | |||||||
noun • measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements | ||||||||
