单词 | pointer-reading |
释义 | > as lemmaspointer-reading pointer-reading n. the action of reading an instrument by noting the position of the pointer; a reading taken in this way; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > graduated instruments > indication on a measuring instrument indication1742 reading1772 registration1837 pointer-reading1867 1867 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 157 146 The following pointer-readings are not precisely comparable with the foregoing. 1928 A. S. Eddington Nature Physical World xii. 255 This connectivity of pointer readings, expressed by physical laws,..supplies the continuous background. 1961 Listener 17 Aug. 245/2 There are no public pointer-readings in religion. 1997 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 48 607 The report of an experiment necessarily involves interpretation and not just simple numerical pointer-reading. < as lemmas |
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