資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a.
Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or
dividing by measure.
{Measuring faucet}, a faucet which permits only a given
quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one
by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.
{Measuring worm} (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any geometrid moth.
See {Geometrid}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
measuring worm
n : small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and
rear segments; mostly larvae of moths of the family
Geometridae [syn: {inchworm}, {looper}]