Meaning of metre | Babel Free

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1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
2. The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse) and musical composition.
   Canada, UK, countable, uncountable
3. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches
4. Alternative spelling of meter
5. The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse) and musical composition
6. To put into metrical form

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Examples

“Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre”

“Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre”

“The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.”

“A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.”

“The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.”

“It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).”

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