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2. Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   A tape measure or measuring tape is a long, flexible ruler used to measure length or distance. [1] It usually consists of a ribbon of cloth, plastic, fibreglass, or metal strip with linear measurement markings.

3. Tape correction (surveying) - Wikipedia

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   For common tape measurements, the tape used is a steel tape with coefficient of thermal expansion C equal to 0.000,011,6 units per unit length per degree Celsius change. This means that the tape changes length by 1.16 mm per 10 m tape per 10 °C change from the standard temperature of the tape.

4. Talk:Tape measure - Wikipedia

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   afaik the tape measure (before Fellow's patent) originated in Sheffield. can anyone verify this? Interlude 111 00:01, 27 February 2006 (UTC) []. may some could explayn the truss markings (black diamonds, on my tape) every 19.2 inches and the stud marking (balck triangles) every 16 inches, as far as I know there are 5 truss markings or 6 stud markings in an 8-foot width...

5. Lufkin (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Early Lufkin logo. The company was founded by Edward Taylor Lufkin, an American Civil War veteran of the Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry [1] in Cleveland, Ohio, 1869 [2] and was originally named E.T. Lufkin Board and Log Rule Manufacturing Company.

6. Diameter tape - Wikipedia

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   To measure the diameter of a tree, the diameter tape (diameter side facing user) is wrapped around the tree, in the plane perpendicular to the axis of the trunk at 4.5 feet (1.4 m) above ground (or 4.27 feet (1.30 m), depending on the location) . Where the number "0" aligns with the rest of the tape, the diameter can be read directly from the ...

7. The U.S. Finally Sold 400 Tomahawk Missiles to Japan. Here's Why.

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   Japan is buying 400 Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles, which could counter attacks from China or North Korea’s large nearby arsenals of land-based missiles. The U.S. Finally Sold 400 Tomahawk ...