meter has definitions from the fields of music,prosody,verse,writing
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[ noun ] the basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

Synonyms

m metre

Used in print

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

The radio_emission of a planet was first detected in 1955 , when Burke and Franklin ( 1955 ) identified the origin of interference like radio_noise on their records at about 15 meters wave_length as emission from Jupiter .

At meter wave_lengths and increase of the order of 10 ` K in the average disk temperatures of the nearer planets would be expected .

Very recently , observations have been made at 8 - mm wave_length with a reflector 22 meters in diameter with a resultant beam width of only about 2 ' ( Amenitskii , Noskova , and Salomonovich , 1960 ) .

(Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)

He concluded that the anaconda 's maximum length is 12 or 13 ( perhaps 14 ) meters , which would approximate from 39 to 42 feet ( 14 meters is slightly less that 46 feet ) .

He concluded that the anaconda 's maximum length is 12 or 13 ( perhaps 14 ) meters , which would approximate from 39 to 42 feet ( 14 meters is slightly less that 46 feet ) .

2
[ noun ] any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

Used in print

(The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)

There is a possibility that battery powered radios with built-in radiation meters may become available .

3
[ verb ] measure with a meter

Examples

"meter the flow of water"

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

The sewage flow into the treatment plant was metered and continuously recorded on 24 - hr charts .

Related terms

quantify

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[ noun ] (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
5
[ verb ] stamp with a meter indicating the postage

Examples

"meter the mail"

Related terms

stamp

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[ noun ] (music) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time

Synonyms

time metre

Related terms

rhythmicity

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