metre

CEFRA2

/ˈmiːtə/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A unit of length equal to one hundred centimeters.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse) and musical composition.

Examples

  • The cables are buried one metre below ground level.

  • The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmiːɾɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To put into metrical form.

More examples

In context

  • A metre is 100 centimetres.

  • Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

  • Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre

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Origin

noun

From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Doublet of meter, metron, and mether.