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metre
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me·tre 1  (mtr)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of meter1.

me·tre 2  (mtr)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of meter2.

metre 1 or US meter
Noun
the basic SI unit of length, equal to 100 centimetres (39.37 inches): the majority of people are between one and a half and two metres tall [same as metre2]

metre 2 or US meter
Noun
1. Prosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line
2. Music chiefly US the rhythmic arrangement of the beat in a piece of music [Greek metron measure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.metremetre - the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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.metre - (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
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
3.metre - rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
rhythmicity - the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
Translations
metre, meter (US) [ˈmiːtəʳ] nmetro

metre (US), meter [ˈmiːtəʳ] nmètre m

metre (US) meter [ˈmiːtəʳ] nMeter m or nt

metre (US), meter [ˈmiːtəʳ] nmetro

metre1
n metre [ˈmiːtə]
(often abbreviatedmmwhen written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches This table is one metre broad. meter مِتْر метър metr meter der Meter μέτρο metro meeter متر metri mètre מֶטֶר छंद, मीटर metar méter meter metri metro メートル metras metrs meter meter meter metr metro metru метр meter meter metar meter หน่วยวัดเป็นเมตร metre (公制長度單位)米 метр میٹری نظام میں فاصلے کی پیمائش کی اکائی mét)米
adj metric [ˈmetrik]
of the metre or metric system Are these scales metric? metries مِتْري метричен metrický metrisk metrisch μετρικός métrico meetri-, meetriline بر حسب متر metrinen métrique מֶטרִי मीटर का metrički méter-rendszerű metrik metra- metrico メートル法の 미터(법)의 metrinis metrisks metrik metriek meter-, metrisk metryczny, dziesiętny métrico metric метрический metrický metrski metrički meter- ซึ่งวัดเป็นเมตร metrik 米制的 метричний میٹر پر مبنی theo mét
the metric system
a system of weights and measures based on multiples of ten (eg 1 metre = 100 centimetres, 1 centimetre = 10 millimetres etc). die metriese stelsel النِّظام المِتْري мерна система metrická soustava metersystem das Dezimalsystem μετρικό σύστημα sistema métrico meetermõõdustik سیستم متریک metrijärjestelmä système métrique הַשִיטָה הַמֶטרִית मेट्रिक प्रणाली जो मीटर, सेंटीमीटर, लीटर आदि का प्रयोग करती है metrički sustav méterrendszer sistem metrik metrakerfi sistema metrico メートル法 metrinė matų sistema metriskā mēru sistēma sistem metrik het metriek stelsel det metriske systemet system metryczny sistema métrico sistem metric метрическая система metrická sústava metrski sistem metrički sistem metersystemet ระบบเมตริก metrik sistem 米制 метрична система پیمائش کا اعشاری نظام hệ mét


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