meter reading

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meter reading - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  meter reading
      n 1: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a
           user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not
           believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear
           indications of an approaching storm" [syn: reading,
           meter reading, indication]
      2: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he
         has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: reading,
         meter reading]