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- [mee-ter]
- /ˈmi tər/
- /ˈmiːtə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-ter]
- /ˈmi tər/
Definitions of metre word
- noun metre an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated. 1
- noun metre parking meter. 1
- verb with object metre to measure by means of a meter. 1
- verb with object metre to process (mail) by means of a postage meter. 1
- noun metre The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to 3947⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches. 1
- noun Definition of metre in Technology (unit) (US "meter") The fundamental SI unit of length. From 1889 to 1960, the metre was defined to be the distance between two scratches in a platinum-iridium bar kept in the vault beside the Standard Kilogram at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris. This replaced an earlier definition as 10^-7 times the distance between the North Pole and the Equator along a meridian through Paris; unfortunately, this had been based on an inexact value of the circumference of the Earth. From 1960 to 1984 it was defined to be 1650763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red line of krypton-86 propagating in a vacuum. It is now defined as the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum in the time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. 1
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Origin of metre
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French mètre < Greek métron measure
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Parts of speech for Metre
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metre popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
metre usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for metre
noun metre
- pattern — a distinctive style, model, or form: a new pattern of army helmet.
- tempo — Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- flow — to move along in a stream: The river flowed slowly to the sea.
- pulse — the edible seeds of certain leguminous plants, as peas, beans, or lentils.
- swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
verb metre
- look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.
- size up — the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything: the size of a farm; the size of the fish you caught.
- valuing — relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess.
- gauge — to determine the exact dimensions, capacity, quantity, or force of; measure.
- calibrating — Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.
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