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METERSTICK

Dictionary entry overview: What does meterstick mean?

• METERSTICK (noun)
The noun METERSTICK has 1 sense:

1. a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)

Familiarity information: METERSTICK used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• METERSTICK (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

meterstick; metrestick

Hypernyms ("meterstick" is a kind of...):

rule; ruler (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)

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