Metre

Quick meaning: Metre is a noun meaning (UK, rare) Alternative spelling of meter.

Meaning

(UK, rare) Alternative spelling of meter.

More Meanings

1. (UK, Canada) The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse) and musical composition.
2. (poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
3. 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.

Example Sentences

A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.

Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.

The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.

Word Forms

• metres
• meter
• metring
• metred

Synonyms for metre

Depending on context, synonyms include m, meter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include m, meter, mile, yardstick, isobath, cube.

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