English[]
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[]
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Metre ({{{1}}}) (British, Canadian)
- 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.
- 1797: The Monthly magazine and British register, No. 3
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
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Verb[]
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to Metre (third-person singular simple present metr, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- (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[]
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Metre ({{{1}}}) (British, Canadian)
- The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.
Verb[]
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to Metre (third-person singular simple present metr, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)
- Template:Poetry To put into metrical form.
See also[]
Anagrams[]
- eemrt,
- meter
- remet
- retem
Old French[]
Etymology[]
Latin mittō.
Verb[]
Metre
- to put, to place
Descendants[]
- French: mettre
Turkish[]
Noun[]
Metre
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