METRE

Metre

The metre, or meter,, is the fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole, its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology. Since 1983, it has been defined as "the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of of a second."

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metre

Noun

  1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Systeme International d'Unites). It is equal to (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

Noun (etymology 2)



    

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



Verb (etymology 2)



    

  1. To put into metrical form.
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