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1. (n.) meter
the base SI unit of length, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches; now defined as
2. (n.) meter
the rhythmic element in music as measured by division into parts of equal time value.
3. meter
the unit of measurement, in terms of number of beats, adopted for a piece of music.
4. meter
the arrangement of words in rhythmic lines; poetic measure.
5. meter
a particular rhythmic arrangement in a line, based on kind or kind and number of feet: dactylic meter.
6. meter
rhythmic arrangement of stanzas or strophes, based on the kind and number of lines.
7. (n.) meter
an instrument for measuring and recording the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time.
8. (v.t.) meter
to measure by means of a meter.
9. meter
to process (mail) by means of a postage meter.
Etymology: (1805–15; independent use of
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) meter, metre, m
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
2. (noun) meter
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3. (noun) meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
4. (verb) meter, metre, time
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
5. (verb) meter
measure with a meter
"meter the flow of water"
6. (verb) meter
stamp with a meter indicating the postage
"meter the mail"
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1. (noun) meter
a unit or measurement in the metric system equal to 100cm
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1. (noun) Meter
one who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter
2. (noun) Meter
an instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured
3. (noun) Meter
a line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it
4. (noun) Meter
alt. of Metre
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: meter |
 Arabic: مِتْر |
 Bulgarian: метър |
 Brazilian: contador |
 Czech: měřicí přístroj, hodiny, |
 German: der Messer |
 Danish: måler |
 Greek: μετρητής, όργανο μέτρησης |
 Spanish: contador |
 Estonian: arvesti |
 Farsi: کنتور |
 Finnish: mittaväline |
 French: compteur |
 Hebrew: מוֹנֶה |
 Hindi: मापक |
 Croatian: mjerni instrument |
 Hungarian: mérőóra |
 Indonesian: meteran |
 Icelandic: mælir |
 Italian: contatore |
 Japanese: メーター |
 Korean: 계량기 |
 Lithuanian: skaitiklis |
 Latvian: skaitītājs; mērītājs |
 Malay: meter |
 Dutch: meter |
 Norwegian: måler |
 Polish: licznik |
 Persian: متر |
 Pashto: متر |
 Portuguese: contador |
 Romanian: contor |
 Russian: счётчик |
 Slovak: merací prístroj; hodiny; |
 Slovenian: števec |
 Serbian: merač |
 Swedish: mätare |
 Thai: เครื่องวัด |
 Turkish: ölçme aleti, sayaç |
 Taiwanese: 計量器 |
 Ukrainian: лічильник; вимірювальний |
 Urdu: پیمائش کا آلہ |
 Vietnamese: dụng cụ đo |
 Chinese: 计量器 |
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