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Smoot Meaning in English

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ˈsmut
SMOOT
smuːt
SMOOT

परिभाषा

A 'smoot' is a humorous and unofficial unit of length, about 1.7 meters (5 feet 7 inches), originally created as a joke when a student named Oliver Smoot was measured to span the Harvard Bridge.

उपयोग और बारीकियां

'Smoot' is almost exclusively used as a joke or in references related to MIT or unusual measurement units. Not for formal or scientific use. Learners might see 'smoot' in trivia, engineering humor, or discussions about quirky traditions.

उदाहरण वाक्य

One smoot is about 1.7 meters long.

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The Harvard Bridge is 364.4 smoots long.

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A smoot is not a standard unit of measurement.

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Engineers at MIT love to joke about smoots.

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Did you know the bridge is measured in smoots instead of meters?

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It's kind of funny to think someone became a unit—a smoot!

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