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square meter

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noun

  • square meters
    plural
  1. a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one meter on each side. m 2 , sq. m


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After a year of testing at night, the researchers found that the compact device could generate at least 400 milliwatts of mechanical power per square meter.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 27, 2026

Cao Ying, 38, runs a 1,000 square meter facility—roughly the size of two NBA basketball courts—in Wuppertal, outside of Düsseldorf, Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

We may describe it in terms of location, of square meter size, of roof type or various other characteristics.

From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2025

“If you think about the life down there as measured in grams per square meter, there’s around 10 grams of biomass... and 80% of that is bacteria,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024

The roof is 64.520 meters wide and 14.628 meters high; and its total weight is 103.300 kilos. for the ironwork—representing a weight of 31.6 kilos. per square meter of surface.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 by Various

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