tape measure
tape measure noun: a graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.
Noun
tape measure (plural tape measures)
- A graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.
- Reappearing, tape-measure in hand, he went into the bedroom and took slow and accurate measurements, whistling delightedly to find that his pre-mortem theoretical calculations and post-mortem practical measurements hardly varied.1907, Barbara Baynton, edited by Sally Krimmer and Alan Lawson, Human Toll (Portable Australian Authors: Barbara Baynton), St Lucia: University of Queensland Press, published 1980, page 126
- Synonyms:
- measuring tape
tape measure meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada
tape measure in Hindi
- graduated ribbon for length measurement
- मापक फीता māpak phītā
tape measure in Tamil
- graduated ribbon for length measurement
- அளக்கும் நாடா aḷakkum nāṭā
tape measure in Telugu
- graduated ribbon for length measurement
- టేప్ కొలత ṭēp kolata
tape measure in Kannada
- graduated ribbon for length measurement
- ಅಳತೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ aḷate paṭṭi
More languagesFewer languages
- tape measure in Tagalog
- medida, panukat
- tape measure in Arabic
- شَرْيِط قِيَاس šaryiṭ qiyās
- tape measure in Malay
- pita ukur
- tape measure in Indonesian
- pita ukur
- tape measure in Thai
- สายวัด sǎai-wát, ตลับเมตร
- tape measure in Vietnamese
- thước dây
Synonyms of tape measure
Forms of tape measure
| plural | tape measures |
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Questions about tape measure
- What does tape measure mean?
- Tape measure means a graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths.
- What is tape measure in Hindi?
- Tape measure in Hindi is मापक फीता (māpak phītā). See Tape measure meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tape measure?
- Tape measure is a noun.
- What is the plural of tape measure?
- The plural of tape measure is tape measures.
Words near tape measure in the dictionary
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