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linear measure definition

linear measure

  1. measurement of length, as distinguished from volume, weight, etc.
  2. a system of measuring length, in which 12 inches = 1 foot or one in which 100 centimeters = 1 meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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