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A '''Ruler''' is a piece of '''equipment''' we can use to [[measure]] how long something is.
 
A '''Ruler''' is a piece of '''equipment''' we can use to [[measure]] how long something is.
  
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: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Ruler'''
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: Plural [[Noun]]: '''Rulers'''
  
 
===About Rulers===
 
===About Rulers===

Revision as of 15:09, 3 August 2018

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Meaning

A 30cm ruler.

A Ruler is a piece of equipment we can use to measure how long something is.

Singular Noun: Ruler
Plural Noun: Rulers

About Rulers

There are many different kinds of rulers but they all do the same job. There are metre rulers which can measure as long as 1 meter and as small as 1 millimeter. There are 'foot' rulers which can measure as long as 30 centimetres and as short as 1 millimetre. Some rulers are made of wood and some rulers are made of plastic.

Examples

A scientist measured the length of a table.
A scientist measured the height of their friends.
A scientist wants to measure the distance from the office to the laboratory.

Used in a Sentence

A ruler was used to measure the length of a table.
The height of the scientist's friends was found using a ruler.
The scientist's ruler was too short to measure the distance form the office to the laboratory