/ˈmiːtə/, /ˈmiːtəɹ/, [ˈmiːɾɚ]
OriginFrom French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Doublet of meter, metron, and mether.
- The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
“Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre”
“Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre”
“The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.”
- Canada, UK, countable, uncountableThe rhythm or measure in language (especially verse) and musical composition.
- To put into metrical form.
Formsmetres(plural) · meter(alternative) · metres(present, singular, third-person) · metring(participle, present) · metred(participle, past) · metred(past)