meter

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noun (1)

me·ter ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

: systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm sense 1) in verse:

(1)

: rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern

iambic meter

(2)

: rhythm characterized by regular recurrence of a systematic arrangement of basic patterns in larger figures

ballad meter

: a measure or unit of metrical verse

—usually used in combination

pentameter

compare foot sense 4

: a fixed metrical pattern : verse form

: the basic recurrent rhythmical pattern of note values, accents, and beats per measure in music

meter

2 of 6

noun (2)

met·er ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

: one that measures

especially : an official measurer of commodities

meter

3 of 6

noun (3)

me·ter ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

: the base unit of length in the International System of Units that is equal to the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in ¹/₂₉₉,₇₉₂,₄₅₈ second or to about 39.37 inches see Metric System Table

meter

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noun (4)

me·ter ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

: an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the time or amount of something

a parking meter

a gas meter

: postage meter

also : a marking printed by a postage meter

meter

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verb

me·ter ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

metered; metering; meters

transitive verb

: to measure by means of a meter

: to supply in a measured or regulated amount

: to print postal indicia on by means of a postage meter

-meter

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noun combining form

: instrument or means for measuring

barometer

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English metre, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin metrum, borrowed from Greek métron "measure, space measured, (in plural) proportions, poetic meter," perhaps going back to Indo-European *mh_1-tro-, zero-grade derivative of a verbal base *meh₁- "measure" — more at measure entry 1

Note: The word meter in the sense "poetic meter" is attested twice in Old English as a borrowing from Latin, but there is no continuity between this use and occurrence in later Middle English.

Noun (2)

Middle English, from meten "to mete entry 1" + -er -er entry 2

Noun (3)

borrowed from French mètre, borrowed from Greek métron "measure" — more at meter entry 1

Noun (4)

probably originally, as short for gas-meter "instrument for measuring the quantity of gas passing through an outlet," to be identified with meter entry 2; later uses appear to be extracted from compounds with -meter, generalized to refer to any measuring device

Verb

derivative of meter entry 4

Noun combining form

borrowed from French & New Latin; French -mètre, borrowed from New Latin -meter, borrowed from Greek -metron (as in hodómetron "instrument for measuring distance, odometer"), from métron "measure, instrument for measuring" — more at meter entry 1

Note: The earliest of such New Latin compounds is perhaps altimeter altimeter.

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (3)

1797, in the meaning defined above

Noun (4)

1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

meter 1 of 4

noun

me·ter ˈmē-tər How to pronounce meter (audio)

: a planned rhythm in poetry that is usually repeated

: the repeated pattern of musical beats in a measure

meter

2 of 4

noun

: a measure of length on which the metric system is based and which is equal to about 39.37 inches

meter

3 of 4

noun

: an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the amount of something

a gas meter

-meter

4 of 4

noun suffix

: instrument for measuring

thermometer

单词	meters
释义	meter 1 of 6 noun (1) me·ter ˈmē-tər 1 a : systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm sense 1) in verse: (1) : rhythm that continuously repeats a single basic pattern iambic meter (2) : rhythm characterized by regular recurrence of a systematic arrangement of basic patterns in larger figures ballad meter b : a measure or unit of metrical verse —usually used in combination pentameter compare foot sense 4 c : a fixed metrical pattern : verse form 2 : the basic recurrent rhythmical pattern of note values, accents, and beats per measure in music meter 2 of 6 noun (2) met·er ˈmē-tər : one that measures especially : an official measurer of commodities meter 3 of 6 noun (3) me·ter ˈmē-tər : the base unit of length in the International System of Units that is equal to the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in ¹/₂₉₉,₇₉₂,₄₅₈ second or to about 39.37 inches see Metric System Table meter 4 of 6 noun (4) me·ter ˈmē-tər 1 : an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the time or amount of something a parking meter a gas meter 2 : postage meter also : a marking printed by a postage meter meter 5 of 6 verb me·ter ˈmē-tər metered; metering; meters transitive verb 1 : to measure by means of a meter 2 : to supply in a measured or regulated amount 3 : to print postal indicia on by means of a postage meter -meter 6 of 6 noun combining form : instrument or means for measuring barometer Synonyms Noun (1) beat cadence measure rhythm See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English metre, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Latin metrum, borrowed from Greek métron "measure, space measured, (in plural) proportions, poetic meter," perhaps going back to Indo-European mh_1-tro-, zero-grade derivative of a verbal base meh₁- "measure" — more at measure entry 1 Note: The word meter in the sense "poetic meter" is attested twice in Old English as a borrowing from Latin, but there is no continuity between this use and occurrence in later Middle English. Noun (2) Middle English, from meten "to mete entry 1" + -er -er entry 2 Noun (3) borrowed from French mètre, borrowed from Greek métron "measure" — more at meter entry 1 Noun (4) probably originally, as short for gas-meter "instrument for measuring the quantity of gas passing through an outlet," to be identified with meter entry 2; later uses appear to be extracted from compounds with -meter, generalized to refer to any measuring device Verb derivative of meter entry 4 Noun combining form borrowed from French & New Latin; French -mètre, borrowed from New Latin -meter, borrowed from Greek -metron (as in hodómetron "instrument for measuring distance, odometer"), from métron "measure, instrument for measuring" — more at meter entry 1 Note: The earliest of such New Latin compounds is perhaps altimeter altimeter. First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 1797, in the meaning defined above Noun (4) 1815, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1878, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing meter kilogram-meter light meter exposure meter parking meter peak flow meter long meter pH meter feed the meter water meter meter maid meter-kilogram-second postage meter See More kilogram-meter light meter exposure meter parking meter peak flow meter long meter pH meter feed the meter water meter meter maid meter-kilogram-second postage meter See More Kids Definition meter 1 of 4 noun me·ter ˈmē-tər 1 : a planned rhythm in poetry that is usually repeated 2 : the repeated pattern of musical beats in a measure meter 2 of 4 noun : a measure of length on which the metric system is based and which is equal to about 39.37 inches meter 3 of 4 noun : an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the amount of something a gas meter -meter 4 of 4 noun suffix : instrument for measuring thermometer Medical Definition meter 1 of 2 noun me·ter variants or chiefly British metre ˈmēt-ər : the base unit of length in the International System of Units that is equal to the distance traveled in a vacuum by light in 1/299,792,458 second or to about 39.37 inches meter 2 of 2 noun : an instrument for measuring and sometimes recording the time or amount of something meters 1 of 2 noun plural of meter as in rhythms the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity the poem's heavy meter is meant to reinforce the atmosphere of gloom Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rhythms cadences beats drums measures accents throbs hexameters movements swings emphases trimeters sways stresses tetrameters accentuations pentameters backbeats lilts meters 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of meter as in measures Synonyms & Similar Words measures parts portions lots metes (out) splits dispenses hands out deals rations divides doles out prorates admeasures parcels (out) awards grants allots administers distributes shares (out) allocates assigns apportions allows earmarks accords reserves chips in reapportions gives contributes donates reassigns reallocates redistributes Antonyms & Near Antonyms deprives (of) denies keeps retains withholds begrudges stints appropriates confiscates arrogates See More
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