tape measure

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Use a flexible tape measure and wrap it around the narrowest part of your neck, keeping the tape snug but not tight.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

That’s essentially a tape measure around the waist.

From Scientific American • Jul. 5, 2023

A short woman in a ball cap kneels on the floor, takes out a tape measure and begins aggressively assessing different walls.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2023

They already had a 4-foot level, a tape measure and a ladder.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring between his nostrils, was doing this on its own.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling