WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
meter reading n 1: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading, indication] 2: the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments; "he has a job meter reading for the gas company" [syn: reading, meter reading]