Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tape_measure
1 sense of tape measure
Sense 1
tape, tapeline, tape measure -- (measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths; "the carpenter should have used his tape measure")
=> measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device -- (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)