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Definition of 'Metre'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) meter, metre, m
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

2. (noun) meter, metre, measure, beat, cadence
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

3. (noun) meter, metre, time
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

Definition of 'Metre'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) metre
meter

Definition of 'Metre'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Metre
rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter

2. (noun) Metre
a poem

3. (noun) Metre
a measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric

4. (noun) Metre
see Meter

Translation of 'Metre'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (often abbreviatedmmwhen written) the chief unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches This table is one metre broad.
Afrikaans: meter	Arabic: مِتْر	Bulgarian: метър
Brazilian: metro	Czech: metr	German: der Meter
Danish: meter	Greek: μέτρο	Spanish: metro
Estonian: meeter	Farsi: متر	Finnish: metri
French: mètre	Hebrew: מֶטֶר	Hindi: छंद, मीटर
Croatian: metar	Hungarian: méter	Indonesian: meter
Icelandic: metri	Italian: metro	Japanese: メートル
Korean: 미터	Lithuanian: metras	Latvian: metrs
Malay: meter	Dutch: meter	Norwegian: meter
Polish: metr	Persian: متر	Pashto: متر
Portuguese: metro	Romanian: metru	Russian: метр
Slovak: meter	Slovenian: meter	Serbian: metar
Swedish: meter	Thai: หน่วยวัดเป็นเมตร	Turkish: metre
Taiwanese: (公制長度單位)米	Ukrainian: метр	Urdu: میٹری نظام میں فاصلے کی پ
Vietnamese: mét	Chinese: （公制长度单位）米
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