Metre Definition

mētər
metres
noun
metres

Meter.

Webster's New World

The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to 3947⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

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The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

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verb

(UK, rare) Alternative spelling of meter.

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(poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
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suffix
(nonstandard, UK) Alternative form of -meter (suffix used to form the names of measuring devices).
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Other Word Forms of Metre

Noun

Singular:
metre
Plural:
metres

Origin of Metre

  • From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron, “measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre")

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  • From Old English, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek See #Etymology 1

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Metre Sentence Examples

  • The line is of metre gauge.

  • A lens of twice its strength has a refractive power of 2 D, and a focal length of half a metre, and so on.

  • The line is of m metre gauge, with steel rails weighing 212 kilos (42 lb) per yard.

  • The next step was the introduction of metre into the body of the sentence and the restriction of the passages to a definite length.

  • From the observed motion of the node of Venus, as shown by the four transits of 1761, 1769, 1874 and 1882, is found Mass of (earth +moon) _Mass of sun 332600 In gravitational units of mass, based on the metre and second as units of length and time, Log.

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Words Starting With

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