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    metre
    /ˈmiːtə/

    noun

    • 1. the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line: "the Horatian ode has an intricate governing metre"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETRE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 1.094 yards: The property lies within approximately 150 metres from the construction site but would not be directly affected. The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre. See also. kilometre.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › MetreMetre - Wikipedia

    The metre (or meter in US spelling; symbol: m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). Since 2019, the metre has been defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1 299 792 458 of a second, where the second is defined by a hyperfine transition frequency of caesium. [2]

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › metreMETRE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Metre definition: a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards. See examples of METRE used in a sentence.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › meterMeter Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Meter can mean a system of rhythm in verse, a unit of length in the metric system, or an instrument for measuring something. Learn more about the different senses, synonyms, examples, and history of meter.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMETRE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Metre is a metric unit of length equal to 100 centimetres, or a unit of poetry and music. Learn how to pronounce, spell and use metre in different contexts with Collins English Dictionary.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › meterMETER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    The basic unit of length in the metric system; it was originally planned so that the circumference of the Earth would be measured at about forty million meters. A meter is 39.37 inches. Today, the meter is defined to be the distance light travels in 1 / 299,792,458 seconds.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMETRE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 1.094 yards: The property lies within approximately 150 metres from the construction site but would not be directly affected.