Meterful
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 enough to fill a meter. rare
"If well constructed the latter class are most certain as to accurate measurement, but the former possess the advantage of allowing an uninterrupted current of water to pass through, which of course the latter cannot do, as the inlet and outlet valves must alternately be opened and closed to allow each meterful to be discharged and the registering vessel to be refilled."
Example
More examples"If well constructed the latter class are most certain as to accurate measurement, but the former possess the advantage of allowing an uninterrupted current of water to pass through, which of course the latter cannot do, as the inlet and outlet valves must alternately be opened and closed to allow each meterful to be discharged and the registering vessel to be refilled."
Etymology
From meter + -ful.
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