Definitions
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters)
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Examples
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We can identify these in galaxies that are reasonably close and we infer their distances with this “meterstick.”
A Dark, Misleading Force Sean 2007
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The ceremony highlighted the fact that science can pull the meterstick metric! out of its backside and have fun for a night.
Ars Technica Matt Ford 2011
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The ceremony highlighted the fact that science can pull the meterstick metric! out of its backside and have fun for a night.
Ars Technica Matt Ford 2011
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The ceremony highlighted the fact that science can pull the meterstick metric! out of its backside and have fun for a night.
Ars Technica Matt Ford 2011
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This plastic meterstick has raised lines every centimeter and braille every other centimeter.
Fred's Head from APH 2010
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