metre

Definitions

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

Equivalents

63 more languages

العربيةالمترعدادمتر

Беларускаямэтар

Българскиметър

বাংলামিটার

BosanskimetroMikaметар

Catalàmetre

Češtinametr

Danskmeter

Ελληνικάμετρό

Esperantometro

Eestimeeter

فارسیمتر

Suomimetrirunomitta

Gaeilgeméadar

Gàidhligmeatair

Galegometro

ʻŌlelo HawaiʻiMika

עבריתמָטָר

हिन्दीछंदमीटर

HrvatskimetroMikaметар

Magyarméterütem

Հայերենմետր

Bahasa Indonesiacandameter

Íslenskametri

Italianometro

日本語メーターメートル

ქართულიმეტრი

Қазақ тіліметр

ភាសាខ្មែរម៉ែត្រ

한국어메터미터

Kurdîmetmêtermetremetromita+ 2 more

Latinametrum

Lingálametele

ລາວແມັດ

Lietuviųmetras

Latviešumetrs

Македонскиметар

മലയാളംമീറ്റർവൃത്തം

Монголметр

Bahasa Melayumeter

မြန်မာမီတာ

Nederlandsmeter

Polskimetrmetrowymetrum

Portuguêsmetremetro

Românămetru

Русскийметр

සිංහලමීටර්

Slovenčinameter

Slovenščinameter

Shqipmetër

СрпскиmetroMikaметар

Svenskameter

Kiswahilimita

தமிழ்மீட்டர்

తెలుగుమీటరు

ไทยเมตร

ትግርኛሜትሮ

Tagalogmetropanukat

Türkçemetremetrovezin

ئۇيغۇرچەمېتىر

Українськаметр

Tiếng Việtmétthuốcthuốc tây

Yorùbámita

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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