"measuring rod" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: measuring rods [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} measuring rod (plural measuring rods)
  1. A graduated staff, typically having alternate black and white sections, used (along with a theodolite) in surveying Translations (Translations): canna metrica [feminine] (Italian), ಅಳತೆಗೋಲು (aḷategōlu) (Kannada)
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