1. [US] The basic unit of length adopted under the Système International d'Unités (approximately 1.094 yards)
   - metre [Brit, Cdn], m 
2. Any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity 
3. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
   - metre [Brit, Cdn], measure, beat, cadence 
4. [US] Rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
   - metre [Brit, Cdn], time

1. Measure with a meter
   "meter the flow of water" 
2. Stamp with a meter indicating the postage
   "meter the mail"

Sounds like: metre

Derived forms: metering, meters, metered

See also: metric, metrical, non-metric

Type of: measure, measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system, metric linear unit, poetic rhythm, prosody, quantify, rhythmic pattern, rhythmicity, stamp

Part of: dam, decameter [US], decametre [Brit, Cdn], dekameter [US], dekametre [Cdn], dkm

Encyclopedia: Meter

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