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Meaning of metre
metre (n)
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
metre (n.)
Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
A poem.
A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
See Meter.
metre Sentence Examples
- The height of the basketball hoop is precisely 3.05 metres.
- The length of the swimming pool is a full 25 metres.
- The distance between the two cities is approximately 100 kilometres or 100,000 metres.
- The fabric was sold in bolts that were 1.5 metres wide.
- The marathon runners covered a distance of 42,195 metres.
- The diameter of the Earth at the equator is approximately 12,742 kilometres or 12,742,000 metres.
- The speed of light is approximately 299,792,458 metres per second.
- The wavelength of red light is about 700 nanometres, which is equivalent to 0.0007 metres.
- The resolution of the image is 300 dots per inch, or approximately 118 dots per centimetre or 0.0118 metres.
- The moon's orbital distance from the Earth varies between 363,300 and 405,500 kilometres, or 363,300,000 and 405,500,000 metres.
FAQs About the word metre
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards), (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse, rhythm
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The height of the basketball hoop is precisely 3.05 metres.
The length of the swimming pool is a full 25 metres.
The distance between the two cities is approximately 100 kilometres or 100,000 metres.
The fabric was sold in bolts that were 1.5 metres wide.
