linear measure

American  

noun

1. any system for measuring length.

2. any unit used in linear measurement, as the inch, foot, meter, etc.

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linear measure British  

noun

1. Also called: long measure. a unit or system of units for the measurement of length

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Etymology

Origin of linear measure

First recorded in 1885–90

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Example Sentences

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linear measure

It is typically far smaller than the eukaryotic cell: by a factor of 10 in linear measure and hence by a factor of 1,000 in volume.

From Scientific American ● Jan. 1, 2013

The metric linear measure system has been accepted by Western Union artillery, but centigrade has not yet triumphed over Fahrenheit.

From Time Magazine Archive

In linear measure a boat on the Middlesex side has nearly two lengths less to travel than the one outside it between Barnes Bridge and the ‘Ship.’

From Boating by W. B. Woodgate

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

From Schweigger on Squint A Monograph by Dr. C. Schweigger by C. Schweigger

Nidaba, goddess, 191. ni-gál, cattle, 121, 6. nimir = ligir, 174, 4. ninda, linear measure, 133, 41.

From The Epic of Gilgamish A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform by Stephen Langdon

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