meterstick

noun

1. A measuring rod one hundred centimeters (one meter) long.

   “He must use his unit of length taken from his meterstick.”

   “Stand the meterstick upright on the table (or floor) so that the 0-centimeter end is against the tabletop (or floor).”

   “Check whether the meterstick edge intersects with the toe-end curve of the footprint at the furthest point, T, away from the heel point.”