mesure linéaire

Definitions of mesure linéaire
  1. noun
    a unit of measurement of length
    synonyms: unité de mesure de longueur
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    unité métrique de longueur
    a linear unit of distance in metric terms
    yard
    a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
    perche
    a linear measure of 16.5 feet
    verste
    a Russian unit of length (1.067 km)
    encâblure
    a nautical unit of depth
    chaîne, longueur
    a unit of length
    doigt
    the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
    maillon
    a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a chain
    point
    a linear unit used to measure the size of type; approximately 1/72 inch
    millimètre
    a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
    centimètre
    a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter
    décimètre
    a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter
    mètre
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    décamètre
    a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
    hectomètre
    a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
    kilomètre
    a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
    mille
    a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
    mile, mille
    a former British unit of length equivalent to 6,080 feet (1,853.184 meters); 800 feet longer than a statute mile
    lieue
    a former British unit of length once used in navigation; equivalent to 6,000 feet (1828.8 meters)
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    unité, unité de mesure
    any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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