metre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Quotations 1.3.1.2 See also 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.1.1 See also 1.4.1.2 Translations 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.3 Usage notes 2 Turkish 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Alternative spellings

meter (chiefly U.S.), and common verb everywhere

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈmiːtə(r)/

SAMPA: /"mi:t@(r)/

[edit] Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron, "measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre"); via French mètre.

[edit] Noun

metre (plural metres) (British, Canadian)

1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second. It is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

   Spelling: This, rather than meter, is the spelling adopted by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures for use in its publications.

   Symbol: m

[edit] Quotations

• 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.

[edit] See also

• Appendix on SI Units
• metrology
• metric
• SI prefixes
• International Bureau of Weights and Measures

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron, "measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre"); via Latin metrum.

[edit] Noun

metre (plural metres) (British, Canadian)

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

[edit] See also

• metronome
• metric
• Wikipedia article: meter (poetry)

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to metre (third-person singular simple present metres, present participle metring, simple past and past participle metred)

1. (poetry) (music) To put into metrical form.
2. (rare) (British) Alternative spelling of meter.

[edit] Usage notes

The standard spelling of the verb meaning to measure is meter throughout the English-speaking world.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

metre

1. metre, meter (unit of measure, 100 cm)
2. rule, folding rule