measuring tape

collocation in English

meaningsofmeasureandtape

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measure
noun
uk
/ˈmeʒ.ər/us
/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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tape
noun[C or U]
uk
/teɪp/us
/teɪp/
thin plastic in a long, narrow strip with a magnetic covering that allows sounds or sounds and pictures to be recorded and played again, especially one on which sound ...
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(Definition ofmeasureandtapefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmeasuring tape

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Heights were estimated using ameasuringtapeand clinometer.
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This was done with a clinometer and/ormeasuringtape.
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The other end of themeasuringtapewas dropped from there and measurements were taken.
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All roost site locations were mapped relative to known points with a compass andmeasuringtape.
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A droplet of groundwater was collected from the end of themeasuringtapewhen it was withdrawn from the tube.
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I will try out mymeasuringtapeanother time.
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This could not be fair by anymeasuringtape.
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Distance from stream margin was obtained with direct measurements with ameasuringtapeand compass for riparian plots and with a cartographic map for upland plots.
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Animals calling from the understorey were tracked by climbing a 2-m ladder and the calling height of individuals from the ground was measured using ameasuringtape.
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It will not be a question of having to put ameasuringtapearound someone's waist.
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Very ominously, he pulls out a roll ofmeasuringtape.
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The officer would go down with hismeasuringtapeand measure both sides and talk to both neighbours.
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Would he not apply the samemeasuringtapeto salaried people, or to directors, or to shareholders?
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On the other hand, it might be a perfectly lawful object, such as binoculars, a camera, a notebook, a mobile telephone or ameasuringtape.
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Fortunately, somebody got out ameasuringtapeand found that the distance between the road surface and the bridge would be inadequate.
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Themeasuringtapeis carefully straightened to the shortest distance between the point and the line.
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As a computerized tracking system detects the presence of a person, the closestmeasuringtapestarts to project upwards.
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How will they be protected from the person who will go round with themeasuringtapesaying whether they are living in too big or too luxurious a house?
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The heavier a woman's build, the more difficult it is to obtain accurate measurements, asmeasuringtapesinks into the flesh more easily.
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At the time of his arrest, the police searching his van found duct tape, rope, a jackknife, shears,measuringtape, a hammer and long plastic ties.
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This type of ruler makes it possible to cut a piece of fabric in the correct width or length without having to use ameasuringtapeand fabric chalk.
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Ameasuringtapeis then used to measure from the middle hole of the billet on one side, under the horse's belly, to the middle billet on the other side.
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