measuring chain
measuring chain noun: a chain of metal divided into sections of set length, formerly used for land surveying.
Noun
measuring chain (plural measuring chains)
- A chain of metal divided into sections of set length, formerly used for land surveying.
- He put up his gig at Yoddrell's, and in walking with his assistant and measuring-chain to the scene of his work, he encountered the party of the company's agents, who were adjusting their spirit-level.1872, George Eliot, Middlemarch, Book VI, chapter 56
measuring chain meaning in Tamil and Sanskrit
measuring chain in Tamil
- அளவைச்சங்கிலி
measuring chain in Sanskrit
- measuring chain
- शृङ्खल śṛṅkhala
Forms of measuring chain
| plural | measuring chains |
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Questions about measuring chain
- What does measuring chain mean?
- Measuring chain means a chain of metal divided into sections of set length, formerly used for land surveying.
- What is measuring chain in Tamil?
- Measuring chain in Tamil is அளவைச்சங்கிலி. See Measuring chain meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is measuring chain?
- Measuring chain is a noun.
- What is the plural of measuring chain?
- The plural of measuring chain is measuring chains.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: measuring chain (page history and authors); measuring chain (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); शृङ्खल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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