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A meter stick is used to measure length and short distances.

A meter stick is between 1.00m and 1.05m long. It is calibrated in cm and mm, which are the units it is used to measure. Measurement of distances of a number of meters was traditionally done with surveyor's tapes or chains; nowadays by interferometry using a laser. Ultra high precision measurement is mostly still done with a Fabry-Perot interferometer.

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8y ago

A meter stick can be used to measure lengths. It is best if used for things that are smaller than a meter long, but can still be used for longer lengths if necessary. Some examples of things you can measure include:

  • The height of a preschooler
  • The diameter of a barrel
  • The length of a box
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a meter stick measures meters and millimeters

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Full sticks = meters

Marks on the stick = centimeters

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It measures meters - the meter is the international unit of length.

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It measures the length.

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