| 单词 | reel measure |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreel measure reel measure n. †(a) an instrument for measuring distance, consisting of a rotating wheel of known circumference, rolled along the ground by means of a handle, the number of rotations allowing the distance travelled to be calculated; = odometer n. (a) (obsolete); (b) an extendable tape measure wound upon a reel. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measuring instrument > [noun] > for measuring distances > distance travelled waywiser1651 perambulator1688 wheel1696 walking wheel1701 odometer1702 pedometer1723 pedometer1728 podometer1728 reel measure1803 viameter1845 roadometer1848 trocheameter1857 trechometer1858 cyclometer1880 pedimeter1890 passometer1902 sledge-meter1902 speedometer1929 mileometer1953 1803 G. Colman Let. in G. Raymond Mem. R. W. Elliston (1844) ix. 227 He can cram a hundred lengths into his head with the facility of a land-surveyor's reel-measure. 1884 G. E. Blakelee Industr. Cycl. 451 The Reel Measure. A reel for measuring land is made as follows. 2005 D. A. V. Stow Sedimentary Rocks in Field (2006) ii. 13/1 Tape measure (a long reel-measure if extensive logging is planned). < as lemmas |
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