tape measure

Definitions

General English

• noun a measuring tape, a long strip marked in centimetres or inches, used for measuring

Construction

• A steel strip used by builders and surveyors to measure distances, usually graded in feet, tenths, and hundredths of a foot for use insurveying and engineering. Or, graded in feet, inches, and fractions of an inch for use in the building trades. See also tapeline.

Information & Library Science

• noun a flexible strip of metal or cloth marked with divisions of length

Travel

• noun a metal or plastic ribbon with centimetres and inches marked on it, used to measure how long something is

Nearby Definitions of “tape measure”

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Contexts for “tape measure”

4 definitions in context
• General English
• Construction
• Information & Library Science
• Travel