English noun: meter reading | |||
| 1. | meter reading (cognition) a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument | ||
| Samples | He could not believe the meter reading. The barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm. | ||
| Synonyms | indication, reading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | data point, datum | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clock time, miles per hour, mph, time | ||
| 2. | meter reading (act) the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments | ||
| Samples | He has a job meter reading for the gas company. | ||
| Synonyms | reading | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration | ||