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See also mètre, and métré

English[]

Wikipedia

Alternative spellings[]

  • meter (chiefly U.S.), and common verb everywhere

Pronunciation[]

Etymology 1[]

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron), measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre)

Noun[]

Singular
Metre

Plural
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Metre ({{{1}}}) (British, Canadian)

  1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to Template:Frac (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
    • 1797: The Monthly magazine and British register, No. 3
      The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.
    • 1873: The Young Englishwoman, April
      A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
    • 1928: The Observer, April 15
      The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
Usage notes[]
  • This, rather than meter, is the spelling adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for use in its publications.
Synonyms[]
Derived terms[]
See also[]
  • Appendix on SI Units
External links[]
Translations[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Metre

Third person singular
metr

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Metre (third-person singular simple present metr, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (British, rare) Alternative spelling of meter.
Usage notes[]

The standard spelling of the verb meaning to measure is meter throughout the English-speaking world.

Etymology 2[]

From Old English, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek See #Etymology 1

Noun[]

Singular
Metre

Plural
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Metre ({{{1}}}) (British, Canadian)

  1. The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Metre

Third person singular
metr

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Metre (third-person singular simple present metr, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

  1. Template:Poetry To put into metrical form.
See also[]

Anagrams[]

  • eemrt,
  • meter
  • remet
  • retem

Old French[]

Etymology[]

Latin mittō.

Verb[]

Metre

  1. to put, to place

Descendants[]

  • French: mettre

Turkish[]

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metre

Noun[]

Metre

  1. metre, meter (unit of measure, 100 cm)
  2. rule, folding rule

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