metre

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈmiːtə/
• (America) IPA: /ˈmiːtəɹ/, [ˈmiːɾɚ]

Noun

metre (plural metres)

1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to frac 39 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
   • 1797, The Monthly magazine and British register, No. 3

     The measures of length above the metre are ten times ... greater than the metre.

   • 1873, The Young Englishwoman, April

     A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.

   • 1928, The Observer, April 15

     The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.

Synonyms

• m

Translations

• French: mètre
• German: Meter
• Italian: metro
• Portuguese: metro
• Russian: метр
• Spanish: metro

Verb

metre (metres, present participle metring; past and past participle metred)

1. (British, rare) Alternative spelling of meter

Noun

metre (plural metres) (British, Canada)

1. The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

Translations

• German: Metrum, Versmaß (poetry)

Verb

metre (metres, present participle metring; past and past participle metred)

1. (poetry, music) To put into metrical form.

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