meter


Definition: Meaning of, meter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmiːtə /

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meter meters
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  1. a machine that measures and shows the amount of something you have used or the amount of money that you must pay
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  2. a machine that measures the level of something
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  3. also parking meter a machine which you put money into when you park your car next to it
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  4. the American spelling of METRE
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
meter metered metered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
metering meters
[transitive]
  1. to measure how much of something is used, and how much you must pay for it, by using a meter
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meter used in phrases

  • common meter (noun)
    1. iambic the usual meter of a ballad
  • cubic meter (noun)
    1. a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
  • electric meter (noun)
    1. a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
  • exposure meter (noun)
    1. photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
  • gas meter (noun)
    1. a piece of equipment that measures how much gas is used in a building
    gas meter
  • gravity meter (noun)
    1. a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
  • heroic meter (noun)
    1. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  • kilogram-meter (noun)
    1. a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
  • light meter (noun)
    1. an instrument used by a photographer to measure how much light there is
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-meter


Definition: Meaning of, -meter in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / mɪtə /

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[in nouns]
  1. an instrument for measuring something
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