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meter
(miːtəʳ)
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense meters, present participle metering, past tense, past participle metered
1. countable noun
A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
He was there to read the electricity meter.
They have the right to come in and inspect the meter.
2. verb
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much ofit people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay.
Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water. [VERB noun]
Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive. [VERB-ed]
3. countable noun
A meter is the same as a parking meter.
4. See also metre
meter in British English 1
(ˈmiːtə)
noun
the US spelling of metre1
meter in British English 2
(ˈmiːtə)
noun
the US spelling of metre2
meter in British English 3
(ˈmiːtə)
noun
1.
any device that measures and records the quantity of a substance, such as gas, that has passed through it during a specified period
2.
any device that measures and sometimes records an electrical or magnetic quantity, such as current, voltage, etc
3. parking meter
verb (transitive)
4.
to measure (a rate of flow) with a meter
5.
to print with stamps by means of a postage meter
Word origin
C19: see mete1-meter in British English
combining form in countable noun
1.
indicating an instrument for measuring
barometer
2. prosody
indicating a verse having a specified number of feet
pentameter
Word origin
from Greek metron measuremeter in American English 1
(ˈmitər)
noun
1.
a.
rhythm in verse; measured, patterned arrangement of syllables, primarily according to stress or length
see also foot (sense 9)b.
the specific rhythm as determined by the prevailing foot and the number of feet in the line
iambic meter
c.
the specific rhythmic pattern of a stanza as determined by the kind and number of lines
2.
the basic pattern of beats in successive measures of a piece of music: it is usually indicated in the time signature
3.
the basic unit of linear measure in the metric system, equal to 39.3701 inches: now defined in the SI system as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second
abbrev. mWord origin
ME metre < OFr < L metrum < Gr metron, measure < IE base *mē-, to mark off, measure; (sense 3) Fr mètre: see -metermeter in American English 2
(ˈmitər)
noun
1.
a person who measures; esp., an official who measures commodities
2.
a.
an instrument or apparatus for measuring; esp., an apparatus for measuring and recording the quantity or rate of flow of gas, electricity, or water passing through it
b. US
postage meter
c. US
parking meter
d.
taximeter
verb transitive
3.
to measure or record with a meter or meters
4.
to provide in measured quantities
5. US
to process (mail) in a postage meter
Word origin
(sense 1) mete1 + -er; (sense 2) < words ending in -meter-meter in American English
(ˈmitər; mɪtər)
combining form
1.
a device for measuring (a specified thing)
thermometer, barometer
2.
a line of verse having (a specified number of) metrical feet
heptameter
Word origin
Fr -mètre or ModL -metrum, both < Gr metron, a measure: see meter1meter in Electrical Engineering
(mitər) or m
Word forms: (regular plural) meters
noun
(Electrical engineering: Instrumentation, measuring, and testing, Instrument)
digital meterA meter is a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters.
Though the standard covers only transmissions over distances up to 15 meters, it is often possible to ensure correct transmission over greater distances usinghigh-quality shielded cable.
To power a modern home on a good site, the blades of a wind turbine would need tospan about 5 meters from tip to tip.
A meter is a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimeters.
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British English: meter /ˈmiːtə/ NOUN
A meter is a device that measures and records something such as the amount of gas or electricity that you have used.
...the electricity meter.
- American English: meter device
- Arabic: عَدّادُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: medidor
- Chinese: 仪表
- Croatian: mjerač
- Czech: měřicí přístroj elektroměr apod.
- Danish: meter
- Dutch: meter
- European Spanish: contador
- Finnish: mittari
- French: compteur
- German: Zähler
- Greek: μετρητής
- Italian: metro
- Japanese: メーター
- Korean: 미터
- Norwegian: måler
- Polish: metr
- European Portuguese: medidor
- Romanian: contor
- Russian: измерительный прибор
- Latin American Spanish: contador medidor
- Swedish: meter
- Thai: หน่วยวัดความยาวเป็นเมตร
- Turkish: sayaç
- Ukrainian: вимірювальний прилад
- Vietnamese: dụng cụ đo
British English: meter VERB
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use.
Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water.
- American English: meter
- Brazilian Portuguese: medir
- Chinese: 用表测量
- European Spanish: medir
- French: mesurer avec un compteur
- German: messen
- Italian: misurare il consumo di
- Japanese: メーターで計る
- Korean: 계량하다
- European Portuguese: medir
- Latin American Spanish: medir
Chinese translation of 'meter'
meter
(ˈmiːtəʳ)
n (c)
- (= instrument) (for gas, water, electricity)
仪(儀)表
(yíbiǎo) (个(個), gè) - (also parking meter)
停车(車)计(計)时(時)器
(tíngchē jìshíqì) (个(個), gè) - (US, = unit) = metre
vt
- [gas, water, electricity]
用表计(計)量
(yòng biǎo jìliáng)
请勿将 meter 和 metre 混淆。在英式英语里，以 -er 结尾的 meter，是用来测量或记录某事的工具，而以 -re 结尾的 metre 是测量单位。在美式英语中，meter 对于这两个含义都适用。
metre
or (US) meter
(ˈmiːtəʳ)
n (c)
- (= unit)
米
(mǐ)
see usage note
metre- antimonous
- antimonsoon
- antimony
- antimony glance
- antimonyl
- antimony potassium tartrate
- antimony trisulfide
- antimosquito
- anti-motion-sickness
- antimuon
- antimusic
- antimusical
- antimutagen
- antimycin
- antimycotic
- antinarrative
- antinational
- antinationalist
- antinatural
- antinature
- antinausea
- anti-nazi
- antineoplastic
- antinephritic
- antinepotism