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direct-reading

adjective

  1. (of an instrument) calibrated so that a given quantity to be measured can be read directly off the scale without the need of a multiplying constant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

For insulation tests on installations, direct-reading instruments are frequently used (see Ohmmeter).

The index head attached to the screw is of considerable diameter so as to allow the direct reading of .001 mm.

After a little she asked him with a direct reading of his thoughts which made him start uncomfortably, "You find me changed?"

Fig. 73 shows a direct reading wattmeter based on the international volt and ampere.

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