There are several devices to measure a length, distance, or range.
Contact devices
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Non-contact devices
- Ranging
Based on time-of-flight
- Electronic distance meter
- Ultrasonic ranging module (sonar, echo sounding)
- Radar distance measurement
- Laser rangefinder, lidar
Other
See also
- Distance measuring equipment (aviation)
- Metric scale
- Altimeter, height