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meter reading
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Noun meter reading has 2 senses
- meter reading(n = noun.cognition) indication, reading - a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" is a kind of data point, datum
- meter reading(n = noun.act) reading - the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" is a kind of measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration
has particulars: clock time, time, miles per hour, mph
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