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Definition :

A device for measuring the length of a path consisting of a wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the hand and pushed along a surface which is usually the ground or a floor The number of times the wheel makes a complete circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the length of the path traversed It may be used to measure distances on curved as well as straight paths A variant which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes used by surveyors