meter

CEFRB1

/ˈmitəɹ/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device that measures something, such as time, speed, or electricity.

  2. 02

    noun

    A unit of length equal to one hundred centimeters.

Examples

  • A cubic meter corresponds to 1000 liters.

  • I need it for the parking meter.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmiɾɚ]
  • /ˈmiːtə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who metes or measures.

  2. A device that measures things.

  3. A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.

More examples

In context

  • We read the meter once every two months.

  • a labouring coal-meter

  • A meter of […]berses in the Utopian tongue

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Origin

noun

From Middle English metere (“one who measures, measurer”), perhaps (with change in suffix) from Old English metend (“one who measures or metes”), equivalent to mete (“to measure”) + -er. The transference from "person who measures" to "device that measures" was probably assisted by association with -meter, as in barometer, etc. Cognate with Scots mettar, metter (“meter, measurer”), Saterland Frisian Meter, Meeter (“measurer, measuring device, gauge”), West Frisian mjitter (“measurer”), Dutch meter (“measurer, gauge”), German Low German Meter (“measuring device, gauge”), German Messer (“measurer, measuring device, gauge”), Swedish mätare (“measurer”).