meter
[ˈmiɾɚ]noun, verb2 syllables
Meter means: (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.
Synonyms for meter6
What does meter mean?6
noun
1
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
2
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
3
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
4
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
verb
1
measure with a meter“meter the flow of water”
2
stamp with a meter indicating the postage“meter the mail”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with meter?9
Meter in a sentence
- In a meter, there are a hundred centimeters.rul
- Frustrated by the ticket, the driver furiously kicked the parking meter.AlanF_US
- Form a line, keeping one meter away from the person in front of you.AlanF_US
- Whoever lost a bag with a glucose meter inside, contact this address.marcelostockle
- Could you read the electricity and gas meters, please?sundown
- Go straight a thousand meters, then turn right.rul
- In a couple hundred meters, the right lane is ending due to roadwork.frpzzd
- He, being slow-footed, was of course already lagging two meters.fcbond
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of meter
as a noun
- plural
- meters
as a verb
- past tense
- metered
- present participle
- metering
- third-person singular
- meters
- past participle
- metered