"Gunter's chain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Gunter's chains [plural]
Etymology: Named after Edmund Gunter, English mathematician and geometer who devised it. For the surname, see Gunter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gunter's chain (plural Gunter's chains)
  1. A sixty-six-foot-long (i.e. four-rod-long) surveyor's chain divided into one hundred links. Wikipedia link: Edmund Gunter, Gunter's chain Synonyms: Gunter's Chain
    Sense id: en-Gunter's_chain-en-noun-jAZQWXe1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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Alternative forms

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