kipimo

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Meaning

a measurement or gauge, or the instrument used for measuring.

Good to know

a common word used in many compounds: kipimo cha homa, a thermometer; kipimo cha maji, a water gauge; kipimo cha urefu, a unit of length.

Examples

• Daktari alichukua kipimo cha homa yake.The doctor took his temperature reading.
• Je, kipimo cha nyumba hii ni sahihi?Is the measurement of this house correct?
• Hawakuwa na kipimo sahihi cha mvua mwaka huu.They didn't have an accurate rainfall measurement this year.
• Vipimo vya damu vilionyesha alikuwa na afya njema.The blood tests showed he was in good health.

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