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- DictionaryMe·ter/ˈmēdər/
noun
- 1. a device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something: "they read the meters once a month"
verb
- 1. measure or regulate by means of a meter: "the huge capital outlay required to meter every household is not available"
The meaning of METER is systematically arranged and measured rhythm in verse. How to use meter in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
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. [2]
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.
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. a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards. the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second.
a unit of measurement equal to 100 centimetres: The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick. a 15-metre yacht. She won the 100 metres (= a race run over this distance) at the Olympics. He is 1 m 75 tall.
3 days ago · The meaning of METRE is chiefly British spelling of meter.
Definition of metre noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
meter. 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.
