surveyor's chain.
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surveyor's chain — surveyor s chain, a measuring instrument used by surveyors, consisting of 100 interlinked metal rods; Gunter s chain … Useful english dictionary
surveyor's chain — ▪ instrument also called Gunter s chain measuring device and arbitrary measurement unit still widely used for surveying in English speaking countries. Invented by the English mathematician Edmund Gunter (Gunter, Edmund) in the early 17th… … Universalium
surveyor's chain — /sɜˌveɪəz ˈtʃeɪn/ (say ser.vayuhz chayn) noun See chain (def. 11a) …
surveyor's chain. — See under chain (def. 8a) … Useful english dictionary
surveyor's measure — n. a system of measurement used in surveying, based on the chain (surveyor s chain) as a unit: see CHAIN (n. 5a) … English World dictionary
surveyor's measure — noun : a system of measurement having the surveyor s chain as a unit and used in land surveying compare chain 1c(1) * * * a system of units of length used in surveying land, based on the surveyor s chain of 66 ft. (20.12 m) and its 100 links of 7 … Useful english dictionary
chain — chainless, adj. chainlike, adj. /chayn/, n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high… … Universalium
Chain (unit) — 1 chain = SI units 20.11680 m 2,011.680 cm US customary / Imperial units 22.00000 yd 66.00000 ft A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards or 100 links … Wikipedia
Chain (length) — Unit of length name = chain m=20.1168 accuracy=6A chain is a unit of length; it measures 66 feet or 22 yards (20.1168m). There are 10 chains in a furlong, and 80 chains in one statute mile. An acre is the area of 10 square chains (that is, an… … Wikipedia
chain — I n. series of metal links 1) to keep (a dog) on a chain 2) to put chains on (the tires of a car) 3) a bicycle; tire chain 4) a link in a chain measuring instrument 5) an engineer s; surveyor s chain shackles 6) in chains (the prisoners were in… … Combinatory dictionary
