reading

noun

1. the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message"his main reading was detective stories"
2. a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
3. a particular interpretation or performance"on that reading, it was an insult"
4. 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"
5. written material intended to be read"the teacher assigned new readings"
6. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
7. a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance"the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems"
8. the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments"he has a job meter reading for the gas company"