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direct-reading

adjective

(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

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Nearby words

  1. direct-dial,
  2. direct-examine,
  3. direct-grant school,
  4. direct-mail shot,
  5. direct-mailer,
  6. direct-vision prism,
  7. direct-vision spectroscope,
  8. directed,
  9. directed angle,
  10. directed verdict
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