单词 | metre |
释义 | Word Frequency metre 1 or US meter (ˈmiːtə) noun Symbol: m1. a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards 2. 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. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris Word origin C18: from French; see metre2Word Frequency metre 2 or US meter (ˈmiːtə) noun 1. prosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line 2. music another word (esp US) for time (sense 22) Word origin C14: from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure |
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