tapeline


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tape·line

 (tāp′līn′)
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Noun1.tapeline - measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengthstapeline - 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"
measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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Students who felt strongly it should not be calculated explained that if he is just turning a corner then he is actually not running the race on the tapeline. Those in opposition proclaimed that the "forward" blocks in Blockly were measured in centimeters and centimeters were a length measurement unit.
The width of the reed belt was measured with a tapeline. All macrophyte taxa were recorded on the transects (width 10 m) starting at the willows or forest by the side of the lake and reaching into the water.
Children aged below 12 months were laid horizontally and measured by children's scale for weight with an exactness of 0.05 kilograms (kg), and tapeline for length with an exactness of 0.01 meters (m).
Weight and height sizes of patients were measured using a digital scale (Omron, model HN-283, Japan) and a tapeline respectively by the same expert individual.