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PRONUNCIATION OF MEASURING ROD

measuring rod  [ˈmɛʒərɪŋ rɒd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEASURING ROD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Measuring rod is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEASURING ROD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

measuring rod

Measuring rod

A measuring rod is a tool used to physically measure lengths and survey areas of various sizes. Most measuring rods are round or square sectioned, however they can be flat boards. Some have markings at regular intervals. It is likely that the measuring rod was used before the line, chain or steel tapes used in modern measurement.

Definition of measuring rod in the English dictionary

The definition of measuring rod in the dictionary is a graduated staff used in surveying. Other definition of measuring rod is a basis or standard for comparison.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEASURING ROD


Axelrod
ˈæksəlrɒd
brod
brɒd
dambrod
ˈdæmˌbrɒd
downtrod
ˌdaʊnˈtrɒd
emerod
ˈɛməˌrɒd
goldenrod
ˌɡəʊldənˈrɒd
Nemrod
ˈnɛmrɒd
Nimrod
ˈnɪmrɒd
prod
prɒd
pushrod
ˈpʊʃˌrɒd
ramrod
ˈræmˌrɒd
re-trod
riːˈtrɒd
rod
rɒd
schrod
ʃrɒd
scrod
skrɒd
sprod
sprɒd
tie-rod
ˈtaɪˌrɒd
trod
trɒd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEASURING ROD

measured
measured daywork
measuredly
measuredness
measureless
measurelessly
measurelessness
measurement
measurement ton
measurements
measurer
measures
measuring
measuring chain
measuring device
measuring glass
measuring jug
measuring spoon
measuring tape
measuring worm

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEASURING ROD

Aaron´s rod
con rod
connecting rod
control rod
curtain rod
divining rod
dowsing rod
fishing rod
fly rod
fuel rod
hot rod
king rod
levelling rod
lightning rod
piston rod
ranging rod
tie rod
track rod
trout rod
welding rod

Synonyms and antonyms of measuring rod in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «measuring rod» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEASURING ROD

Find out the translation of measuring rod to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of measuring rod from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «measuring rod» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

测杆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vara de medir
570 millions of speakers

English

measuring rod
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मापने छड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قضيب قياس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

измерительный стержень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vareta de medição
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিমাপ রড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tige de mesure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengukur rod
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Messstab
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

物差し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

측정 막대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ukuran rod
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đo thanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அளவிடும் கம்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

माप मोजणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ölçme çubuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asta di misurazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pręt pomiarowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вимірювальний стрижень
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tija de măsurare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ράβδος μέτρησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stok
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mätsticka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

målestang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of measuring rod

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURING ROD»

The term «measuring rod» is normally little used and occupies the 120.364 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEASURING ROD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about measuring rod

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEASURING ROD»

Discover the use of measuring rod in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to measuring rod and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Yahweh's Breath Bible, Volume 2: Literal Strong's Version ...
A man whose appearance was as the appearance of copper and a measuring cord of carded linen thread was in his hand and a measuring rod! He stood in the gate. [4] The man said to me, Son of a red fleshed human being look with your ...
Jerry Ayers, 2010
2
Practice Vedic Mathmatics-Skills for Perfection of Intelligence
Lord Vishnu, the presiding deity of the measuring rod and wood of the measuring rod is the measuring rod of Vishnu /o&/go-lok/atman domain/divya prusha format/ 6-space/artifice 6 while lord Brahma, Creator the supreme and presiding of ...
Cosmic Kapoor S.K. & Cosmic Kapoor R.P., 2005
3
The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and ...
Find the difference between the distances walked from the measuring rods and let the surplus be the divisor. Hence divide the dividend and add the height of a measuring rod to the quotient to obtain the height of the pole. To find the distance  ...
Victor J. Katz, Annette Imhausen, 2007
4
The Philosophy of Space and Time
(5) This interval is therefore measured by the spatial length Δσ2 of a unit measuring rod. Now let us choose the interval OS′, which equals OS and also equals 1. It is measured in K by formula (1). If we want to reduce (1) to an expression ...
Hans Reichenbach, 2012
5
Teach Yourself Effectively Feng Shui
Text of Flow Progress Stage-00 1 Sathapatya Measuring Rod General: 1 . Mansara (Man means measure and Sara means essence; the essence of measure) is the scripture of Sathapatya order. 2. True to the title, Mansara (the essence of ...
Bhavani Vasudevan, 2004
6
Philosophical Papers: Volume 2, Mind, Language and Reality
The first approximation - the, so to speak, first order approximation to a solution - is to say that we specify a metric implicitly by specifying that a rigid measuring rod is to stay the same length when transported. That is to say, the length of the ...
Hilary Putnam, 1979
7
The Two Fundamental Problems of the Theory of Knowledge
The measuring system, or measuring rod, must be constructed in such a way that all measurements agree with the metric formulae of the chosen geometry; for it is these formulae that implicitly define the geometry's concept ofa measuring rod.
Karl Popper, Troels Eggers Hansen, 2014
8
Vedic Geometry Course
Sathapatya measuring rod comparative study of cube and hyper cube 4 for reaching at distinguishing feature of 3-space and 4-space. 16. The sathapatya measuring rod of 3- space is constituted by representative regular bodies of 1 , 2 and ...
Dr. S. K. Kapoor, 2006
9
Discretionary Time: A New Measure of Freedom
But many things of value to us are not bought and sold.15 Economists bravely persist in trying to bring them 'indirectly into relation with the measuring rod of money' through ingenious techniques of 'shadow pricing'. There are various familiar ...
Robert E. Goodin, James Mahmud Rice, Antti Parpo, 2008
10
Measuring the Universe: The Cosmological Distance Ladder
upon a standard measuring rod whose length everyone knows. Then, when we measure a distance, we can express the result in units based upon the common standard. Mankind has used a baffling number of measuring rods throughout ...
Stephen Webb, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEASURING ROD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term measuring rod is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Board of Trustees needs to work with President Mangum
One year should not be a measuring rod to show failure by the president. Mangum's accomplishments should be recognized as having the ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
2
Rex Murphy: As Alberta is a proxy for the NDP, Ontario is for the …
But fairness is not the measuring rod. It was not fair either than the NDP received so much of a boost from the her win. But both consequences ... «National Post, Jul 15»
3
Behind-the-scenes folks enjoy Marin County Fair, too
As always, there was too much to do before I tired. But my best measuring rod was that I'd planned to stay an hour and a half. And left five hours ... «Marinscope Community Newspapers, Jul 15»
4
Teddy Roosevelt exhibition at War Memorial Park
“One chance to cut my little notch in the stick that stands as a measuring rod in every family,” Roosevelt wrote. “I know now that I would have ... «Muskogee Daily Phoenix, Jul 15»
5
1MDB, dress codes and Malaysia in transition
Also, they should not impose their faith and measuring rod on others who do not share their religious belief nor should they rely on ... «Aliran Monthly, Jul 15»
6
Scott Wiener's chorus line of endorsements; new Muni train cars
Here's one measuring rod: The appointed “working group” will have at least 28 members. And you can be one. That dubious honor is within ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
7
The urine joke that stinks to high heavens
Like fasting, Muslims cannot and should not impose their faith and measuring rod on others who do not share their religious belief, whose ... «Malay Mail Online, Jun 15»
8
A Solution for 'Greek' and 'African' Debt in the Era of the BRICS
Cheminade went on to outline Lyndon LaRouche's measuring rod for a productive economy, which the late Russian scientist Pobisk Kuznetzov ... «Executive Intelligence Review, Jun 15»
9
Chitimukulu bemoans the plight of Zambia's rural poor
... hedonism are the driving forces of society and whose individual gain becomes a measuring rod for what is regarded as socially acceptable. «postzambia.com, Jun 15»
10
Fred Astaire's Silent Partner, Hermes Pan
The Astaire-Rogers movies didn't just break old, shopworn molds of how to portray dance on film; they became a measuring rod of excellence ... «Modern Times Magazine, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Measuring rod [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/measuring-rod>. May 2024 ».
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