meter

-meter

(word root) measure

Examples of words with the root -meter: diameter

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me·ter ¹

 (mē′tər)

n.

1.

a. The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.

b. A particular arrangement of words in poetry, such as iambic pentameter, determined by the kind and number of metrical units in a line.

c. The rhythmic pattern of a stanza, determined by the kind and number of lines.

2. Music

a. Division into measures or bars.

b. A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure.

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[Middle English metre, from Old English meter and from Old French metre, both from Latin metrum, from Greek metron, measure, poetic meter; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

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me·ter ²

 (mē′tər)

n. Abbr. m

The international standard unit of length, approximately equivalent to 39.37 inches. It was redefined in 1983 as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. See Table at measurement.

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[French mètre, from Greek metron, measure; see mē- in Indo-European roots.]

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me·ter ³

 (mē′tər)

n.

1. Any of various devices designed to measure time, distance, speed, or intensity or indicate and record or regulate the amount or volume, as of the flow of a gas or an electric current.

2. A postage meter.

3. A parking meter.

tr.v. me·tered, me·ter·ing, me·ters

1. To measure with a meter: meter a flow of water.

2. To supply in a measured or regulated amount: metered the allotted gasoline to each vehicle.

3. To imprint with postage or other revenue stamps by means of a postage meter or similar device: metering bulk mail.

4. To provide with a parking meter or parking meters: meter parking spaces.

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[From -meter.]

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meter

(ˈmiːtə)

n

(Units) the US spelling of metre¹

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meter

(ˈmiːtə)

n

(Units) the US spelling of metre²

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meter

(ˈmiːtə)

n

1. (Tools) any device that measures and records the quantity of a substance, such as gas, that has passed through it during a specified period

2. (Tools) any device that measures and sometimes records an electrical or magnetic quantity, such as current, voltage, etc

3. (Automotive Engineering) See parking meter

vb (tr)

4. to measure (a rate of flow) with a meter

5. to print with stamps by means of a postage meter

[C19: see mete¹]

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me•ter¹

(ˈmi tər)

n.

the base SI unit of length, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches; now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbr.: m

[1790–1800; < French mètre < Greek métron measure]

me•ter²

(ˈmi tər)

n.

1.

a. the rhythmic element in music as measured by division into parts of equal time value.

b. the unit of measurement, in terms of number of beats, adopted for a piece of music.

2.

a. the arrangement of words in rhythmic lines; poetic measure.

b. a particular rhythmic arrangement in a line, based on kind or kind and number of feet: dactylic meter.

c. rhythmic arrangement of stanzas or strophes, based on the kind and number of lines.

[before 900; Middle English metre, Old English meter < Latin metrum meter, verse < Greek métron measure]

me•ter³

(ˈmi tər)

n.

1. an instrument for measuring and recording the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time.

2. parking meter.

v.t.

3. to measure by means of a meter.

4. to process (mail) by means of a postage meter.

[1805–15; independent use of -meter,influenced in some senses by mete¹]

-meter

a combining form meaning “measure,” used in the names of instruments measuring quantity, extent, degree, etc.: altimeter; barometer. Compare -metry.

[< New Latin -metrum < Greek métron measure]

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me·ter

(mē′tər)

The basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches. See Table at measurement.

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metre

– meter

1. 'metre'

In British English, a metre is a unit of length equal to 39.37 inches.

The blue whale grows to over 30 metres long.

2. 'meter'

In American English, this word is spelled meter.

I stopped about fifty meters down the road.

In both British and American English, some kinds of measuring devices are also called meters.

...a parking meter.

He'd come to read the gas meter.

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meter

Past participle: metered
Gerund: metering

Imperative

meter

meter

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meter

1. The rythmical structure of a line of verse.

2. (m) A unit of length equal to 100 cm.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	meter - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) m, metre metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms decimeter, decimetre, dm - a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm, dam - a metric unit of length equal to ten meters
	2.	meter - any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity ammeter - a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes electric meter, power meter - a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used electrometer - meter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source fluxmeter - meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil galvanometer - meter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents gas meter, gasometer - a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe gaussmeter, magnetometer - a meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system - instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something hodometer, mileometer, milometer, odometer - a meter that shows mileage traversed ohmmeter - a meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms postage meter - meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge radiometer - meter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic) reflectometer - a meter that measures the reflectance of a surface speed indicator, speedometer - a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed taximeter - a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) voltmeter - meter that measures the potential difference between two points volumeter - a meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement) water meter - meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet
	3.	meter - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse cadence, metre, measure, beat metrics, prosody - the study of poetic meter and the art of versification poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody - (prosody) a system of versification catalexis - the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse scansion - analysis of verse into metrical patterns common meter, common measure - the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad metrical foot, metrical unit, foot - (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
	4.	meter - rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration metre, time rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
Verb	1.	meter - measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?"
	2.	meter - stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail" stamp - affix a stamp to; "Are the letters properly stamped?"

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meter

noun

The patterned, recurring alternation of contrasting elements, such as stressed and unstressed notes in music:

beat, cadence, cadency, measure, rhythm, swing.

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Translations

عَدّادُمِتْرمِتْرٌيَقيس بالمِتْر

metrměřicí přístrojměřitelektroměrhodiny

målemålermeter

MeterMesserMessgerätFußmessen

μέτρομετρητής

metrocontadormedidormedir

meeter

metrimittari

compteurmètremesurer

metarmjerač

mérőóraméter

mælamælirmetri

metrocontatoremisurare con contatoreparchimetro

メーターメートル

미터

metrasskaitiklis

mērītmērītājsskaitītājs

meterteller

målermeter

metr

metrocontadormedidor

metru

метрсчётчикизмерительизмерительный прибор

elektromermerací prístrojmeter

meterštevec

meter-metermätare

เมตรหน่วยวัดความยาวเป็นเมตร

metresayaçölçme aletiölçmek

métdụng cụ đo

仪表用表测量或计量米计量器

meter

¹ [ˈmiːtəʳ] N → contador m, medidor m (LAm); (in taxi) → taxímetro m
gas/electricity meter → contador de gas/de electricidad
parking meter → parquímetro m

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meter

[ˈmiːtə^r]

n

(= instrument) → compteur m

(also parking meter) → parcmètre m

(US) = metre

vt [+ water, electricity] → contrôler la consommation demeter reader n → releveur/euse m/f de compteurs

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meter

¹

n → Zähler m; (= gas meter also) → Gasuhr f; (= water meter) → Wasseruhr f; (= parking meter) → Parkuhr f; (= exposure or light meter) → Belichtungsmesser m; (= coin meter) → Münzzähler m; the meter has run out (parking meter) → die Parkuhr ist abgelaufen; (coin meter) → es ist kein Geld mehr im Zähler; to turn the water/gas off at the meter → das Wasser/Gas am Hauptschalter abstellen; to turn the electricity off at the meter → den Strom am Hauptschalter abschalten

vt → messen

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meter

¹ [ˈmiːtəʳ] n (gen) → contatore m; (parking meter) → parchimetro
electricity meter → contatore dell'elettricità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

meter

(ˈmiːtə) noun

1. an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc. If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter. meter مِتْر метър contador měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr der Messer måler μετρητής, όργανο μέτρησης contador arvesti کنتور mittaväline compteurמונה मापक mjerni instrument mérőóra meteran mælir contatore メーター 계량기 skaitiklis skaitītājs; mērītājs meter metermålerlicznik متر contador contor счётчик merací prístroj; hodiny; elektromer števec merač mätare เครื่องวัด ölçme aleti, sayaç 計量器 лічильник; вимірювальний прилад پیمائش کا آلہ dụng cụ đo 计量器

2. (American) see metre¹, ~metre².

verb

to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter. This instrument meters rainfall. meet يَقيس بالمِتْر измервам medir měřit messen måle μετρώ με μετρητή medir mõõtma اندازه گیری mitata mesurer לִמדוֹד בְּמוֹנֶה मापकर्ता mjeriti mér mengukur mæla misurare 測る 계량기로 재다 matuoti mērīt meter methodemåle, tellemierzyć اندازه كول medir a măsura; a contoriza измерять merať meriti meriti mäta วัดมาตร ölçmek 用計量器測量 вимірювати میٹر سے پیمائش کرنا đo (bằng đồng hồ) 用表测量（或计量）

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meter

→ عَدّادُ, مِتْرٌ měřicí přístroj, metr meter Meter, Zähler μετρητής, μέτρο contador, metro metri, mittari compteur, mètre metar, mjerač metro メーター, メートル 미터 meter måler, meter metr medidor, metro измерительный прибор, метр meter เมตร, หน่วยวัดความยาวเป็นเมตร metre, sayaç dụng cụ đo, mét 仪表, 米

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• Do you have a meter? → هَلْ لَدَيْكَ عَدَّادٌ؟ → Máte taxametr? → Har du et taxameter? → Haben Sie einen Zähler? → Έχετε ταξίμετρο; → ¿Tiene taxímetro? → Onko autossa taksimittari? → Vous avez un compteur ? → Imate li taksimetar? → Ha il tassametro? → メーターはありますか？ → 미터기 있어요? → Hebt u een meter? → Har du et taksameter? → Czy ma Panlicznik? → O senhor tem taxímetro? → У Вас есть счетчик? → Har ni taxameter? → คุณมีมิเตอร์ไหม? → Taksimetreniz var mı? → Bạn có đồng hồ tính tiền không? → 这车上有计费表吗？
• It's more than on the meter → هَذا يَزِيْدُ عَنْ العَدّادِ → Je to víc než na taxametru → Det er mere end ifølge taxameteret → Das ist mehr als auf dem Zähler → Είναι περισσότερα από όσα γράφει το ταξίμετρο → Es más de lo que marca el taxímetro → Se on enemmän kuin mittarissa → C'est plus que ce qu'indique le compteur → To je više nego na taksimetru → Il tassametro mostra di meno → それではメーター料金より高いです → 미터기에 나온 것보다 많아요 → Het is meer dan op de meter staat → Det er mer enn det som står på taksameteret → Ta suma jest większa niż wskazuje licznik → É mais do que o taxímetro → Это больше, чем на счетчике → Det är mer än enligt taxametern → มันมากกว่าบนมิเตอร์ → Taksimetrenin gösterdiğinden daha fazla → Đắt hơn trên đồng hồ tính tiền → 计费表上没有显示这么多钱呀
• The meter is broken → العَدّادُ مُعَطَّلٌ → Taxametr nefunguje → Taxameteret er gået i stykker → Der Zähler ist defekt → Το ταξίμετρο είναι χαλασμένο → El taxímetro está dañado → Mittari on rikki → Le compteur est cassé → Taksimetar ne radi → Il tassametro è rotto → メーターが壊れています → 미터기가 고장났어요 → De meter is kapot → Taksameteret er gått i stykker → Licznik jest popsuty → O taxímetro está quebrado → Счетчик поломан → Taxametern är trasig → มิเตอร์เสีย → Taksimetre bozuk → Đồng hồ tính tiền bị hỏng → 表坏了
• Please use the meter → رَجَاءاً اِسْتَعْمِلْ العَدّادَ → Použijte, prosím, taxametr → Slå venligst taxameteret til → Benutzen Sie bitte den Zähler → Παρακαλώ να χρησιμοποιήσετε το ταξίμετρο → Ponga el taxímetro, por favor → Käyttäkää taksimittaria → Utilisez le compteur, s'il vous plaît → Molim vas, uključite taksimetar → Usi il tassametro, per favore → メーターを使ってください → 미터기를 사용해 주세요 → Gebruik de meter alstublieft → Bruk taksameteret, er du snill → Proszę korzystać z licznika → Por favor, use o taxímetro → Пожалуйста, включите счетчик → Kan ni använda taxametern, tack → กรุณาใช้มิเตอร์ → Taksimetreyi açar mısınız? → Làm ơn dùng đồng hồ tính tiền → 请打表
• Do you have change for the parking meter? → هَلْ مَعَكَ نُقودٌ مَعْدِنِيَّةٌ لعَدَّادِ الـمَوْقِفِ؟ → Nemáte drobné na parkovací hodiny? → Kan De veksle til parkometret? → Haben Sie Kleingeld für die Parkuhr? → Έχετε ψιλά για το παρκόμετρο; → ¿Tiene cambio para el estacionamiento? → Onko teillä kolikoita pysäköintimittariin? → Vous avez de la monnaie pour l'horodateur ? → Imate li sitnoga novca za parkirni automat? → Ha da cambiare per il parchimetro? → パーキングメーター用の小銭をお持ちですか？ → 주차 미터기에 넣을 잔돈 있어요? → Hebt u wisselgeld voor de parkeermeter? → Har du vekslepenger til parkeringsautomaten? → Czy dostanę drobne na parkometr? → O senhor tem troco para o parquímetro? → У Вас есть мелочь для счетчика на автостоянке? → Har ni växel till parkeringsautomaten? → คุณมีเงินทอนสำหรับมิเตอร์จอดรถไหม? → Parkmetre için bozuk paranız var mı? → Bạn có tiền lẻ cho vào máy bán vé đỗ xe không? → 能给我换点买停车票的零钱吗？
• The parking meter is broken → عَدَّادُ الـمَوْقِفِ مُعَطَّلٌ → Parkovací hodiny nefungují → Parkometeret er gået i stykker → Die Parkuhr ist defekt → Το παρκόμετρο είναι χαλασμένο → El parquímetro está dañado → Pysäköintimittari on rikki → L'horodateur est cassé → Parkirni automat ne radi → Il parchimetro è rotto → パーキングメーターが壊れています → 주차 미터기가 고장났어요 → De parkeermeter is kapot → Parkeringsautomaten er ødelagt → Parkometr jest zepsuty → O parquímetro está quebrado → Счетчик на автостоянке поломан → Parkeringsautomaten är trasig → มิเตอร์จอดรถเสีย → Parkmetre bozuk → Máy bán vé đỗ xe hỏng rồi → 售票机坏了
• Where's the electricity meter? (US)
  Where is the electricity meter? (UK) → أَيْنَ يوجَدُ عَدَّادُ الكَهْرباءِ؟ → Kde je elektroměr? → Hvor sidder elmåleren? → Wo ist der Stromzähler? → Πού είναι ο μετρητής ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος; → ¿Dónde está el contador de la luz? → Missä sähkömittari on? → Où se trouve le compteur d'électricité ? → Gdje je mjerilo za struju? → Sa indicarmi dov'è il contatore dell'elettricità → 電気のメーターはどこですか？ → 전기 계량기는 어디에 있나요? → Waar is de elektriciteitsmeter? → Hvor er strømmåleren? → Gdzie jest licznik elektryczny? → Onde é o relógio de eletricidade → Где находится электросчетчик? → Var finns elmätaren? → มิเตอร์ไฟอยู่ที่ไหน? → Elektrik sayacı nerede? → Đồng hồ đo điện ở đâu? → 电表在哪儿？
• Where's the gas meter? (US)
  Where is the gas meter? (UK) → أَيْنَ يوجَدُ عَدَّادُ الغازِ؟ → Kde je plynoměr? → Hvor er gasmåleren? → Wo ist der Gaszähler? → Πού είναι ο μετρητής γκαζιού; → ¿Dónde está el contador del gas? → Missä kaasumittari on? → Où se trouve le compteur de gaz ? → Gdje je plinsko mjerilo? → Dov'è il contatore del gas? → ガスのメーターはどこですか？ → 가스 계량기는 어디에 있나요? → Waar is de gasmeter? → Hvor er gassmåleren? → Gdzie jest gazomierz? → Onde é o medidor de gás? → Где находится газовый счетчик? → Var finns gasmätaren? → มิเตอร์แก๊สอยู่ที่ไหน? mi toe kaet ayu thi na → Gaz sayacı nerede? → Đồng hồ đo ga ở đâu? → 煤气表在哪儿？

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meter

n (measuring device) medidor m; (unit of length) metro; blood glucose — medidor de glucosa en sangre, aparato para medir el azúcar en la sangre; square — metro cuadrado

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