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mittatikku — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dipstick noun A rod used to measure the level of a fluid, such as oil in an engine.
  • measure verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  • meter noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
  • yardstick noun A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.

Senses

mittatikku is used for these senses in English:

  • dipstick A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge.
  • gold standard (figurative) A test or measure of comparison that is considered ultimate or ideal.
  • measure The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.) [from 14th c.]
  • meter A device that measures things.
  • yardstick (figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

dipstick — full definition

  1. noun A rod used to measure the level of a fluid, such as oil in an engine.
  2. noun (informal) A foolish or stupid person.

measure — full definition

  1. verb To find the size, amount, or degree of something using an instrument or standard.
  2. noun A standard unit or amount used for comparison or quantity.
  3. noun An action taken to achieve a particular goal, especially in an official or legal context.

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