( n. )
An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.
( n. )
An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a machine for comparing standards of length.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012