metre

¹

/ ˈmiːtə /

noun

1. a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards
2. the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris

metre

²

/ ˈmiːtə /

noun

1. prosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line
2. music another word (esp US) for time

Word History and Origins

Origin of metre¹

C18: from French; see metre ²

Origin of metre²

C14: from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure

Example Sentences

It took up just one square metre on a pallet but represented two years of effort and had a wholesale value of £35,000.

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Years of development later, it now costs around $10 per square metre of coverage.

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Meanwhile, the mayor of Horno de Alcedo, a town just outside Valencia, told BBC Newshour how the water levels rose by more than a metre in just a matter of minutes.

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They were within a metre of the line, until the pass out wide was read perfectly by last defender Joyce, with the GB sevens star uncatchable as she bolted 100 metres down the field.

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The vehicle has grown about a metre since its second test flight in June of this year, with Starship now measuring just over 120m in total.

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Related Words

• cadence
• flow
• movement
• pattern
• pulse
• swing
• tempo