linear meter
1linear foot — (or lineal foot) (ft or lf) terms used loosely to describe a one foot length of any long, narrow object. The correct term is linear foot; the word lineal refers to a line of ancestry, not to length. Boards, pipes, and fencing are typical… …
2meter — meter1 [mēt′ər] n. [ME metre < OFr < L metrum < Gr metron, measure < IE base * mē , to mark off, MEASURE] 1. a) rhythm in verse; measured, patterned arrangement of syllables, primarily according to stress or length: see also FOOT,… …
3Meter — Me ter, Metre Me tre, n. [OE. metre, F. m[ e]tre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. ?; akin to Skr. m[=a] to measure. See {Mete} to measure.] 1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on… …
4linear measure — n. 1. measurement of length, as distinguished from volume, weight, etc. 2. a system of measuring length, in which 12 inches = 1 foot or one in which 100 centimeters = 1 meter: see the table of weights and measures in the Reference Supplement …
5linear measure — noun a unit of measurement of length • Syn: ↑linear unit • Hypernyms: ↑unit of measurement, ↑unit • Hyponyms: ↑long measure, ↑astronomy unit, ↑ …
6linear measure — measure meas ure (m[e^]zh [ u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure, Gr. me tron, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.] 1. A standard of dimension; a… …
7Linear micrometer — Micrometer Mi*crom e*ter, n. [Micro + meter: cf. F. microm[ e]tre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given… …
8linear measure — 1. any system for measuring length. 2. any unit used in linear measurement, as the inch, foot, meter, etc. [1885 90] * * * …
9meter — 1. The fundamental unit of length in the SI and metric systems, equivalent to 39.37007874 inches. Defined to be the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum in 1299792458 sec. 2. A device for measuring the quantity of that which passes… …
10SWR meter — The SWR meter or VSWR (voltage standing wave ratio) meter measures the standing wave ratio in a transmission line. This is an item of radio equipment used to check the quality of the match between the antenna and the transmission line.The VSWR… …
