meter

meter
me|ter1 [ `mitər ] noun **
1. ) count a piece of equipment used for measuring how much of something you have used, for example how much gas or electricity:
an electricity meter
Someone from the gas company came to read the meter (=to check how much gas has been used).
2. ) count a PARKING METER
3. ) count or uncount a unit for measuring length in the METRIC SYSTEM, containing 100 CENTIMETERS
4. ) count or uncount TECHNICAL the patterns of sounds and RHYTHMS in poetry
meter
me|ter 2 [ `mitər ] verb transitive
to measure something with a meter, especially the amount of gas, electricity, or water that someone uses in their house

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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  • Meter — Me ter, Metre Me tre, n. [OE. metre, F. m[ e]tre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. ?; akin to Skr. m[=a] to measure. See {Mete} to measure.] 1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meter — Me ter, n. [From {Mete} to measure.] 1. One who, or that which, metes or measures. See {Coal meter}. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured. [1913 Webster] {Dry meter}, a gas… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • -meter — me ter [L. metrum measure, or the allied Gr. ?. See {Meter} rhythm.] A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as, barometer, chronometer, dynamometer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meter — Me ter, n. A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Meter — Einheit Norm SI Einheitensystem Einheitenname Meter Einheitenzeichen m Beschriebene Größe(n) Länge, Breite, Tiefe Höhe; Dicke, Schichtdicke; Radius, Abstand; Durchmes …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • meter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Anglo French; Old English mēter, from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure, meter; Anglo French metre, from Latin metrum more at measure Date: before 12th century 1. a. systematically… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Meter (disambiguation) — Meter or metre from Ancient Greek μέτρον (measure) may refer to: Metre (also spelled meter), a unit of measurement of length Metre Rule, or International Rule (sailing), created for measuring and rating of yachts in sailing Meter or metre may… …   Wikipedia

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  • Meter über Meer — (m ü. M.) ist die Bezeichnung von Höhen über dem Meeresspiegel in der Schweiz. Das Schweizer Höhensystem und diese Bezeichnung werden auch im Fürstentum Liechtenstein[1] verwendet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Verwendung 2 Siehe auch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… …   Wikipedia

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