Definitions for metre
ˈmi tərme·tre

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meter, metre, mnoun

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

2. meter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

3. meter, metre, timenoun

   rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

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

1. METREnoun

   Speech confined to a certain number and harmonick disposition of syllables; verse; measure; numbers.

   Etymology: metrum, Latin; μέτρον.

   For the metre sake, some words be driven awry which require a straighter placing in plain prose. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

   He taught his Romans in much better metre,
   To laugh at fools. Alexander Pope.

2. METREnoun

   Speech confined to a certain number and harmonick disposition of syllables; verse; measure; numbers.

   Etymology: metrum, Latin; μέτρον.

   For the metre sake, some words be driven awry which require a straighter placing in plain prose. Roger Ascham, Schoolmaster.

   He taught his Romans in much better metre,
   To laugh at fools. Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metre

   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. metre

   A metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is defined as the distance light travels in vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Metrenoun

   rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter

2. Metrenoun

   a poem

3. Metrenoun

   a measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric

4. Metrenoun

   see Meter

5. Etymology: [OE. metre, F. mtre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. ; akin to Skr. m to measure. See Mete to measure.]

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

1. Metre

   mē′tėr, n. that regulated succession of certain groups of syllables in which poetry is usually written—these groups of long and short (classical) or accented (English) syllables being called feet: rhythm: verse, or poetry generally: a plan of versification, the character of a stanza as consisting of a given number of lines composed of feet of a given number, construction, and accent: musical time.—adjs. Met′ric, -al, pertaining to metre or to metrology: consisting of verses.—adv. Met′rically.—ns. Metric′ian, Met′ricist, one skilled in metres, one who writes in metre; Met′rics, the art or science of versification; Metrificā′tion. (Tenn.), the act of making verses; Met′rifier, a versifier; Met′rist, one skilled in metres, a skilful versifier; Metromā′nia, a mania for writing verses.—Common metre, the stanza forming a quatrain in eights and sixes, of four and of three iambic feet alternately—also Service metre, from its use in the metrical psalms, &c., and Ballad metre, from its use in old romances and ballads; Long metre, an octosyllabic quatrain, the four lines with four feet each; Short metre, the quatrain in sixes, with the third line octosyllabic. [Fr.,—L. metrum—Gr. metron.]

2. Mètre

   mā′tr, n. the fundamental unit of length in the metric system—one ten-millionth of a quadrant of the Meridian—39.3707904 English inches.—adj. Met′ric.—Metric system, the French system of weights and measures, founded on the French mètre—dividing or multiplying by ten, and therefore a decimal system.

3. Metre

   Same as Meter.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Mètre

   the name given to the unit of length in the metric or decimal system, and equal to 39.37 English inches, the tenths, the hundreds, and the thousands of which are called from the Latin respectively decimetres, centimetres, and millimetres, and ten times, a hundred times, and a thousand times, which are called from the Greek respectively decamètres, hectomètres, and kilomètres.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. metre

   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.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'metre' in Nouns Frequency: #1053

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How to pronounce metre?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   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

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say metre in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metre in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of metre in a Sentence

1. Simon Cusack:

   It was just an organic thing, i never really give her a time to chase, it's more of a process but sometimes( swimmers) do get it in their head to chase a time and they generally over-cook the first 50 in a 100-metre race.

2. Alexander Pama:

   We will possibly raise a public storm alert in the capital Manila and suspend sea travel and fishing due to storm surge and up to 4-metre high waves at the open sea.

3. Zora Bots:

   The robot itself is a metre 20 high, so it is not like Arnold Schwarzenegger with a leather jacket and an 'I will be back' robot, it is a quite nice robot and the reactions are positive for the moment.

4. Martin Garside:

   It is incredibly sad - I was literally two feet from this dead whale, it was both poignant and a bit eerie really - road traffic was thundering overhead on the busiest motorway in Britain and oblivious to all the people in the cars and lorries there was a 10-metre long beautiful whale floating dead beneath them.

5. Ian Storey:

   Fiery Cross is sensitive because it is presumed to be the future hub of Chinese military operations in the South China Sea, given its already extensive infrastructure, including its large and deep port and 3000-metre runway, the timing is interesting, too. It is a show of U.S. determination ahead of President Obama's trip to Vietnam later this month.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=metre
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=metre
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metre
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=metre
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Metre
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=metre