metre
1 Britishnoun
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a metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards
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the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris
noun
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prosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line
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music another word (esp US) for time
Etymology
Origin of metre1
C18: from French; see metre ²
Origin of metre2
C14: from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure
Example Sentences
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In front of me suspended a metre in the air, in a Google facility in Santa Barbara California, is Willow.
From BBC
Drivers must be able to read a number plate from 20 metres away, but they do not have to provide proof of this.
From BBC
Georgios estimates the snake was under a metre long, but many details remain uncertain.
From Science Daily
Toulouse dropped the ball at a line out five metres out.
From Barron's
The 28-year-old British champion jockey took up the lead well before the halfway mark on the 5/1 chance of the 5800 metres marathon and dominated the contest from then on.
From Barron's
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