linear measure

noun

1. any system for measuring length.
2. any unit used in linear measurement, as the inch, foot, meter, etc.

linear measure

noun

1. a unit or system of units for the measurement of length Also calledlong measure

Word History and Origins

Origin of linear measure¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

To find the linear measure of the deviation, cover the fixing eye and allow the squinting eye to fix.

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Vara, v′ra, n. a Spanish-American linear measure, about thirty-three inches.

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A cubit is a unit of linear measure, from the elbow to the tip of the longest finger of a man.

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Have we, however, the right to compare a volumetric measure (the cerebral mass) with a linear measure (the stature)?

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The lowest dimension, as in our own table of linear measure, was the Barleycorn.

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