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tape measure en · NOUN

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Meanings

1. 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:

Forms

Synonyms

measuring tape

Translations (82)

mn эвхдэг метр (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · is málband (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · el μεζούρα (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · nl meetlint (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · da målebånd (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ru ме́рная ле́нта (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · arz مازورة (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · km ម៉ែត្រមូរ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ru сантиме́тр (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · tl panukat (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · sh метални метар (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cmn 皮尺 (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · fr mètre ruban (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · nl rolmaat (self-retracting) (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · mk метро (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · hi मापक फीता (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ru метр (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pl miarka (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · th สายวัด (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ko 줄자 (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ca cinta mètrica (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · el μετροταινία (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · sv måttband (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · nv bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · es lienza (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · de Maßband (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pl metrówka (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cs svinovací metr (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cy tâp mesur (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ka რულეტი (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · nl centimeter (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ta அளக்கும் நாடா (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ja メジャー (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · es flexómetro (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · km ម៉ែត្រសំពត់ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · fi mittanauha (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · mn метр (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · tl medida (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · es cinta métrica (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · vi thước dây (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · te టేప్ కొలత (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cs pásmo (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · he סרט מידה (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · es cinta de/para medir (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ru руле́тка (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pt fita métrica (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · mn ороомол тохой (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · it metro a nastro (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · id pita ukur (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · bg рулетка (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · nb målebånd (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ga miosúr (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · bo དྲིལ་ཁྲུ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ka საზომი ლენტი (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · bo ཁྲེ་རྩེ་སྒྲིལ་མ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pt trena (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ka ხვეულა (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ro ruletă (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · mi rūri tākai (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · mi taura ine (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ms pita ukur (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pl taśma miernicza (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ar شَرْيِط قِيَاس (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cmn 捲尺 /卷尺 (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · cs metr (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ja 巻き尺 (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · hu centi (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · eo mezurbendo (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · es metro (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · gd ribean-tomhais (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · tr mezura (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · ota مساحه شریدی (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · bo སྒྲིལ་ཁྲེ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · tr şerit metre (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · hu mérőszalag (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · bg шивашки метър (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · fr ruban à mesurer (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · hu centiméter (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · kn ಅಳತೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · et mõõdulint (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · pdt Motbaunt (graduated ribbon for length measurement) · th ตลับเมตร (graduated ribbon for length measurement)