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meter reading

DEFINITIONS OF: meter reading

1

n a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

“he could not believe the meter reading”
Synonyms:
indication, reading
Types:
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clock time, time
a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
miles per hour, mph
a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
SCLK, spacecraft clock time
the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
prime time
the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
hour, time of day
clock time
Type of:
data point, datum
an item of factual information derived from measurement or research

n the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

“he has a job meter reading for the gas company”
Synonyms:
reading
Type of:
measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
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