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 Usage notes 1.3.1.2 Synonyms 1.3.1.3 Derived terms 1.3.1.4 See also 1.3.1.5 External links 1.3.1.6 Translations 1.3.2 Verb 1.3.2.1 Usage notes 1.4 Etymology 2 1.4.1 Noun 1.4.2 Verb 1.4.2.1 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Old French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Verb 2.2.1 Descendants 3 Turkish 3.1 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 French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (metron), “‘measure", "rule", "length", "size", "poetic metre’”)

[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 equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
   • 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] Usage notes

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

[edit] Synonyms

• m

[edit] Derived terms

• metrology
• metric

[edit] See also

• Appendix on SI Units

[edit] External links

• SI prefixes
• International Bureau of Weights and Measures

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. (British, rare) Alternative spelling of meter.

[edit] Usage notes

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

[edit] Etymology 2

From Old English, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek See #Etymology 1

[edit] Noun

metre (plural metres) (British, Canadian)

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

[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.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of eemrt
• meter
• remet
• retem

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[edit] Old French

[edit] Etymology

Latin mittō.

[edit] Verb

metre

1. to put, to place

[edit] Descendants

• French: mettre

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

metre

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