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–noun

the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as ¹/_299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m

Also, British, metre.

[Origin: 1790–1800; < F mètre < Gk métron measure

]

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me·ter2

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–noun

Music.

a.	the rhythmic element as measured by division into parts of equal time value.

b.	the unit of measurement, in terms of number of beats, adopted for a given piece of music. Compare measure (def. 14).

Prosody.

a.	poetic measure; arrangement of words in regularly measured, patterned, or rhythmic lines or verses.

b.	a particular form of such arrangement, depending on either the kind or the number of feet constituting the verse or both rhythmic kind and number of feet (usually used in combination): pentameter; dactylic meter; iambic trimeter.

Also, British, metre.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME metir, metur, OE meter < L metrum poetic meter, verse < Gk métron measure; r. ME metre < MF < L as above

]

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me·ter3

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–noun

1.	an instrument for measuring, esp. one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it is activated.

2.	parking meter.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to measure by means of a meter.

4.	to process (mail) by means of a postage meter.

Also, British, metre.

[Origin: 1805–15; see mete¹, -er¹

]

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n.

1. The measured arrangement of words in poetry, as by accentual rhythm, syllabic quantity, or the number of syllables in a line.
2. A particular arrangement of words in poetry, such as iambic pentameter, determined by the kind and number of metrical units in a line.
3. The rhythmic pattern of a stanza, determined by the kind and number of lines.
4. Division into measures or bars.
5. A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure.
Music
1. Division into measures or bars.
2. A specific rhythm determined by the number of beats and the time value assigned to each note in a measure.

[Middle English, from Old English meter and from Old French metre, both from Latin metrum, from Greek metron, measure, poetic meter; see mē-² in Indo-European roots.]

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me·ter² Audio Help (mē'tər) Pronunciation Key
n. Abbr. m
The international standard unit of length, approximately equivalent to 39.37 inches. It was redefined in 1983 as the distance traveled by light in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. See Table at measurement.

[French mètre, from Greek metron, measure; see mē-² in Indo-European roots.]

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n.

Any of various devices designed to measure time, distance, speed, or intensity or indicate and record or regulate the amount or volume, as of the flow of a gas or an electric current.
A postage meter.
A parking meter.

tr.v. me·tered, me·ter·ing, me·ters

To measure with a meter: meter a flow of water.
To supply in a measured or regulated amount: metered the allotted gasoline to each vehicle.
To imprint with postage or other revenue stamps by means of a postage meter or similar device: metering bulk mail.
To provide with a parking meter or parking meters: meter parking spaces.

[From -meter.]

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meter (1)

"poetic measure," O.E. meter, from L. metrum, from Gk. metron "meter, measure," from PIE base *me- "measure" (see meter (2)). Possibly reborrowed c.1330 (after a 300-year gap in recorded use) from O.Fr. metre, with specific sense of "metrical scheme in verse," from L. metrum.

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meter (2)

"unit of length," 1797, from Fr. mètre, from Gk. metron "measure," from PIE base *me- "measure" (cf. Gk. metra "lot, portion," Skt. mati "measures," matra "measure," Avestan, O.Pers. ma-, L. metri "to measure"). Developed by Fr. Academy of Sciences for system of weights and measures based on a decimal system originated 1670 by Fr. clergyman Gabriel Mouton. Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the length of a quadrant of the meridian.

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meter (3)

"device for measuring," abstracted 1832 from gas-meter, etc., from Fr. -mètre, used in combinations, from L. metrum "measure" or cognate Gk. metron "measure" (see meter (2)). Meter maid first recorded 1957.

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meter
noun
1.	the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
2.	any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
3.	(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
4.	rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
verb
1.	measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
2.	stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"

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meter1 [ˈmiːtə] noun

an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc
Example: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.

Arabic:	مِتْر
Chinese (Simplified):	计量器
Chinese (Traditional):	計量器
Czech:	měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr
Danish:	måler
Dutch:	meter
Estonian:	arvesti
Finnish:	mittari
French:	compteur
German:	der Messer
Greek:	μετρητής, όργανο μέτρησης
Hungarian:	mérőóra
Icelandic:	mælir
Indonesian:	meteran
Italian:	contatore

Japanese:	メーター
Latvian:	skaitītājs; mērītājs
Lithuanian:	skaitiklis
Norwegian:	måler
Polish:	licznik
Portuguese (Brazil):	registro, contador
Portuguese (Portugal):	contador
Romanian:	contor
Russian:	счётчик
Slovak:	merací prístroj; hodiny; elektromer
Slovenian:	števec
Spanish:	contador
Swedish:	mätare
Turkish:	ölçme aleti, sayaç

meter2 [ˈmiːtə] noun

(American) see metre, ~metre

meter [ˈmiːtə] verb

to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter
Example: This instrument meters rainfall.

Arabic:	يَقيس بالمِتْر
Chinese (Simplified):	用表测量（或计量）
Chinese (Traditional):	用表測量, *計量
Czech:	měřit
Danish:	måle
Dutch:	methode
Estonian:	mõõtma
Finnish:	mitata, laskea
French:	mesurer
German:	messen
Greek:	μετρώ με μετρητή
Hungarian:	mér
Icelandic:	mæla
Indonesian:	mengukur
Italian:	misurare

Japanese:	測る
Latvian:	mērīt
Lithuanian:	matuoti
Norwegian:	måle, telle
Polish:	mierzyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	medir
Portuguese (Portugal):	medir
Romanian:	a măsura; a contoriza
Russian:	измерять
Slovak:	merať
Slovenian:	meriti
Spanish:	medir
Swedish:	mäta
Turkish:	(sayaçla) ölçmek

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The basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to 39.37 inches. See Table at measurement.

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meter

The highly organized rhythm characteristic of verse; the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. (See iambic pentameter.)

[Chapter:] Conventions of Written English

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meter

The basic unit of length in the metric system; it was originally planned so that the circumference of the Earth would be measured at about forty million meters. A meter is 39.37 inches. Today, the meter is defined to be the distance light travels in 1 / 299,792,458 seconds.

[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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meter spelling
US spelling of "metre".
(1998-02-07)

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Van Meter, IA (city, FIPS 80445) Location: 41.53046 N, 93.95568 W
Population (1990): 751 (286 housing units)
Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 50261

Van Meter, PA Zip code(s): 15479

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Meter

Cen"ti*me`ter\, Centimetre \Cen"ti*me`tre\, n. [F. centim[`e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m[`e]tre. See Meter.] The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

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