Definitions for meter
ˈmi tərme·ter

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. meter, metre, mnoun

   the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

2. meternoun

   any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

3. meter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

4. meter, metre, timeverb

   rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

5. meterverb

   measure with a meter

   "meter the flow of water"

6. meterverb

   stamp with a meter indicating the postage

   "meter the mail"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meternoun

   (always meter) A device that measures things.

2. meternoun

   A parking meter.

3. meternoun

   The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 1/299792458 second.

4. meternoun

   an increment of music; the overall rhythm; particularly, the number of beats in a measure.

5. meternoun

   The rhythm pattern in a poem.

6. meterverb

   To measure with a metering device.

7. meterverb

   To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter

8. Etymology: From mètre, from μέτρον

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meternoun

   A measurer: as, a coal-meter, a land-meter.

   Etymology: from mete.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meter

   The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit mètre, from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), though its prefixed forms are also used relatively frequently. The metre was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole along a great circle, so the Earth's circumference is approximately 40000 km. In 1799, the metre was redefined in terms of a prototype metre bar (the actual bar used was changed in 1889). In 1960, the metre was redefined in terms of a certain number of wavelengths of a certain emission line of krypton-86. The current definition was adopted in 1983 and modified slightly in 2002 to clarify that the metre is a measure of proper length. From 1983 until 2019, the metre was formally defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299792458 of a second. After the 2019 redefinition of the SI base units, this definition was rephrased to include the definition of a second in terms of the caesium frequency ΔνCs.

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1. meter

   A meter, also spelled metre, is a unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to one hundred centimeters or approximately 39.37 inches. It is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meternoun

   one who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter

2. Meternoun

   an instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured

3. Meternoun

   a line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it

4. Meternoun

   alt. of Metre

5. Etymology: [L. metrum measure, or the allied Gr. . See Meter rhythm.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meter

   Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of syllables in each line and the arrangement of those syllables as long or short, accented or unaccented. Hence it may also refer to the pattern of lines and accents in the verse of a hymn or ballad, for example, and so to the organization of music into regularly recurring measures or bars of stressed and unstressed "beats", indicated in Western music notation by a time signature and bar-lines. The terminology of western music is notoriously imprecise in this area. MacPherson preferred to speak of "time" and "rhythmic shape", Imogen Holst of "measured rhythm". However, London has written a book about musical metre, which "involves our initial perception as well as subsequent anticipation of a series of beats that we abstract from the rhythm surface of the music as it unfolds in time". This "perception" and "abstraction" of rhythmic measure is the foundation of human instinctive musical participation, as when we divide a series of identical clock-ticks into "tick-tock-tick-tock". "Rhythms of recurrence" arise from the interaction of two levels of motion, the faster providing the pulse and the slower organizing the beats into repetitive groups. "Once a metric hierarchy has been established, we, as listeners, will maintain that organization as long as minimal evidence is present".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meter

   a form of metre.

2. Meter

   mē′tėr, n. one who, or that which, measures, esp. an apparatus for recording automatically the quantity of a fluid passing through it, as in gas-meter, water-meter, &c.—v.t. to measure by a meter.—n. Mē′terage.—Dry meter, a gas-meter with bellows-like apparatus and no liquid. [Metre.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. METER

   The gas man's trysting place. "Meet her in the cellar!"

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meter

   The French standard of linear measure, intended to be the ten-millionth part of the earth’s quadrant, from the equator to the pole. It is equal to 39.370 British, or 39.369 American inches.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meter

   A type of device created to measure a quantity of power or energy.

   The electricity meter was on the wall up near the ceiling.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on January 16, 2020  

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Meter

   the standard of length in the metric system = 39.37 inches: see centimeter and millimeter.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. METER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Meter is ranked #46902 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Meter surname appeared 453 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Meter.
   
   89.1% or 404 total occurrences were White.
   6.6% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   1.5% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Measure
   • Measuring Instrument
   • Stamp

Anagrams for meter »

1. remet

2. retem

3. metre

How to pronounce meter?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say meter in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of meter in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of meter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of meter in a Sentence

1. Adam Twidell:

   The runway appears, framed in the island's rugged outline as you approach. Depending on wind conditions, pilots can land on both ends of the 400-meter strip. It's like landing on an aircraft carrier, with a deep drop-off into the sea.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   The careful choice of words, rhythm, rhyme, and meter creates a sense of beauty and musicality that can be deeply moving and enjoyable to readers and listeners.

3. Jeremy Goldbogen:

   First we have to find a blue whale, which can be very difficult because these animals range across vast swaths of the open ocean. By combining many years of field experience and some luck, we position a small, rigid-hulled, inflatable boat on the whale's left side, we then have to deploy the tag using a six-meter (20-foot) long carbon-fiber pole. As the whale surfaces to breathe, we tag the whale in a location that we think is closest to the heart: just behind the whale's left flipper.

4. Lloyd Jackson:

   County officials have yet to make a decision as to what to do with the facility. But while they dither, the monthly meter is running. According to figures compiled by the Detroit Free Press some of the monthly costs include : Despite the hefty costs of The Wayne County Jail, and the county teetering on the brink of bankruptcy, Wayne County Executive Warren Evans does not appear to be any closer to making a decision on the building site. Due to the county's financial state, anything done on the... jail will just add to the deficit, once the deficit has been solved, the county can move forward with options on whether to finish the Gratiot site or renovate the three existing jails. As the county makes progress on its recovery plan, it will better be able to solve the jail issue. The Wayne County Jail was originally proposed as a $ 300 million, 2,000-bed jail that would combine the other county correctional facilities. Ground was broken on the work site in September 2011, but was stalled nearly two years later, in June 2013, when a 60-day suspension was imposed after projected cost overruns totaled nearly $ 100 million. Construction never resumed, and later that summer, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office launched an investigation into the project. The investigation led to the arrest of former Wayne County Chief Financial Officer Carla Sledge, attorney Steven Collins and construction manager Anthony Parlovecchio. Five parties have expressed interest in buying the construction site, including Quicken Loans founder Dan Gilbert, who has been active in Detroit’s ongoing attempt at urban renewal. But so far, the county has not accepted any offers — which is proving costly to taxpayers.

5. Aaron Liao:

   You can say to it ‘Find me men’s shorts’ and I can give you turn-by-turn walking directions to every instance of men’s shirts, whether they are inside Bloomingdales, Abercrombie and Fitch, or Nordstrom, it’s amazingly accurate. We boast one meter of accuracy, which is effectively the difference between leading you to men’s button-down shirts and the casual t-shirts that are right next to them. Three feet of accuracy means I can lead you directly to the soap versus the shampoo that’s right next to it.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=meter
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Meter
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=meter
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meter
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meter
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=meter
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=meter
9. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=meter
10. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
    https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
11. ^ Entomology
    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=meter
12. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html