measurement
measuring
measure
mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
bureaucratic procedure
red tape | needlessly timeonsuming procedure |
measuring worm
inchworm
looper | small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments, mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae |
| adhesive tape | tape coated with adhesive |
| cassette tape | a cassette that contains magnetic tape |
cellulose tape
Scotch tape
Sellotape | transparent or semitransparent adhesive tape (trade names Scotch tape and Sellotape) used for sealing or attaching or mending |
| duct tape | a wide silvery adhesive tape intended to seal joints in sheet metal duct work but having many other uses, duct tape holds the world together |
friction tape
insulating tape | a wateresistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors |
magnetic tape
mag tape
tape | memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide, used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information, he took along a dozen tapes to record the interview |
masking tape
masking paper | adhesive tape used to cover the part of a surface that should not be painted |
| measuring cup | graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients |
measuring instrument
measuring system
measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
measuring stick
measure
measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
| tape | a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening, he used a piece of tape for a belt, he wrapped a tape around the package |
tape tape recording
taping | a recording made on magnetic tape, the several recordings were combined on a master tape |
tape tapeline
tape measure | measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths, the carpenter should have used his tape measure |
| tape cartridge | a cartridge containing magnetic tape, for use with audio or video recorders or computer systems |
| tape deck | electronic equipment for making or playing magnetic tapes (but without amplifiers or speakers), a component in an audio system |
tape drive
tape transport
transport | a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read
write heads of a tape playback
recorder |
| tape player | electronic equipment for playing back magnetic tapes |
tape recorder
tape machine | a magnetic recorder using magnetic tape |
time-delay measuring instrument
time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
| tape | the finishing line for a foot race, he broke the tape in record time |
tape grass
eelgrass wild celery Vallisneria spiralis | submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves, Old World and Australia |
measuring unit
measuring block | a unit of measurement |
| paper tape | a long narrow strip of paper |
| ticker tape | a continuous thin ribbon of paper on which stock quotes are written |
| record tape | register electronically, They recorded her singing |
| tape record | record with a tape recorder |
videotape
tape | record on videotape |
| tape | fasten or attach with tape, tape the shipping label to the box |
scotch tape
sellotape | fasten or attach with sellotape, The hotel manager scotch taped a note to the guest's door |
taped
tape-recorded | recorded on tape |