Definitions:

1. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument noun
   • We could not believe the meter reading.
2. a particular interpretation or performance noun
   • on that reading it was an insult
3. a public instance of reciting or repeating from memory something prepared in advance noun
   • The reading at my cousin's funeral was from a poem.
4. the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments noun
   • They have a job meter reading for the gas company.
5. the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message noun
   • My main reading was detective stories.
6. written material intended to be read noun
   • the teacher assigned new readings

Synonyms:

• indication
• interpretation
• meter reading
• reading material
• recitation