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/ˈmiːtə/ · noun
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches..
Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre
The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.
A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
It depicted simply an enormous face, more than a metre wide: the face of a man of about forty-five, with a heavy black mustache and ruggedly handsome features.
It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
Use 12 metre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
12 metre means The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches..
Common synonyms include m, meter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
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