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METERSTICK
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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
Sense 1
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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