square meter

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

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 now know modern definitions of healthy oyster habitats, which cite more than five oysters per square meter and reefs only a few meters wide, actually reflect an impoverished state.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 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

According to Rademaker, the solution to that problem lies in extremely consistent measurement, almost to the square meter.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2024

Heat per square meter of surface5 ft.0 in.5 ft.2 in.5 ft.4 in.5 ft.6 in.5 ft.8 in.5 ft.10 in.6 ft.0 in.6 ft.2 in.6 ft.4 in.

From Food in War Time by Lusk, Graham