a. Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure. [ 1913 Webster ]
Measuring faucet, a faucet which permits only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured. -- Measuring worm (Zool.), the larva of any geometrid moth. They are so called because they move by a process in which they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced position. See Geometrid. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[つか, tsuka] (n, n-suf) (1) { math } lattice; (n, n-suf, ctr) (2) counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); (3) handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows) #8,371[Add to Longdo]
[ます, masu] (n) (1) measuring container; measure; (2) box (seating at a theatre, etc.); (3) square on a grid; cell of a grid; (4) (斗 only) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (P) #12,446[Add to Longdo]
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