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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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These small mesh tents cover less than a square meter of ground and funnel emerging insects into glass jars.

From Science Daily • May 28, 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

A square meter of lead of the thickness of 0.001 meter weighs about 11 kilos.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various

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