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combining form
- 1. in names of measuring instruments: "thermometer"
- 2. in nouns denoting lines of poetry with a specified number of measures: "hexameter"
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METER definition: 1. a device that measures the amount of something that is used: 2. the device in a taxi that…. Learn more.
The metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Since 2019, the metre has been defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 / 299 792 458 of a second, where the second is defined by a hyperfine transition frequency of caesium.
1. a. : systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm sense 1) in verse: (1) : rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern. iambic meter. (2) : rhythm characterized by regular recurrence of a systematic arrangement of basic patterns in larger figures. ballad meter.
The basic unit of length in the metric system; it was originally planned so that the circumference of the Earth would be measured at about forty million meters. A meter is 39.37 inches. Today, the meter is defined to be the distance light travels in 1 / 299,792,458 seconds.
a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 1.094 yards: The property lies within approximately 150 metres from the construction site but would not be directly affected. The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre. See also. kilometre.
meter noun (DEVICE) [ C ] a device that measures the amount of gas, water, or electricity used. [ C ] In a taxi (= car whose driver you pay to take you somewhere), a meter is the device that measures the distance or the amount of time spent traveling and records how much you have to pay.
noun. /ˈmiːtə (r)/ /ˈmiːtər/ (especially in compounds) a device that measures and records the amount of electricity, gas, water, etc. that you have used or the time and distance you have travelled, etc. A man came to read the gas meter. The cab driver left the meter running while he waited for us.
metre (m), in measurement, fundamental unit of length in the metric system and in the International Systems of Units (SI). It is equal to approximately 39.37 inches in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems.
Definition of metre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Metre definition: a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards. See examples of METRE used in a sentence.
