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• meter — Ⅰ. meter [1] ► NOUN ▪ a device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something. ► VERB ▪ measure with a meter. ORIGIN originally in the sense «person who measures»: from METE(Cf. ↑mete). Ⅱ …   English terms dictionary

• Meter (disambiguation) — Meter or metre from Ancient Greek μέτρον (measure) may refer to: Metre (also spelled meter), a unit of measurement of length Metre Rule, or International Rule (sailing), created for measuring and rating of yachts in sailing Meter or metre may… …   Wikipedia

• meter — meter1 [mēt′ər] n. [ME metre < OFr < L metrum < Gr metron, measure < IE base * mē , to mark off, MEASURE] 1. a) rhythm in verse; measured, patterned arrangement of syllables, primarily according to stress or length: see also FOOT,… …   English World dictionary

• Meter — Me ter, Metre Me tre, n. [OE. metre, F. m[ e]tre, L. metrum, fr. Gr. ?; akin to Skr. m[=a] to measure. See {Mete} to measure.] 1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• meter-kilogram-second — [mēt′ər kil′ə gram΄sek′ənd] adj. designating or of a system of measurement in which the meter, kilogram, and second are used as the units of length, mass, and time, respectively: abbrev. MKS: see the table of weights and measures in the Reference …   English World dictionary

• meter — is the normal spelling in BrE and AmE for the measuring or recording instrument, and is the AmE spelling of the words in BrE spelt metre (unit of length and rhythm in poetry) …   Modern English usage

• Meter (poetry) — In poetry, meter (metre in British English) is the basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse. Many traditional verse forms prescribe a specific verse meter, or a certain set of meters alternating in a particular order. The study of… …   Wikipedia

• Meter Point Administration Number — A Meter Point Administration Number, also known as MPAN, Supply Number or S Number, is a 21 digit reference used in Great Britain to uniquely identify electricity supply points such as individual domestic residences. The gas equivalent is the… …   Wikipedia

• meter — {{11}}meter (n.1) also metre, poetic measure, O.E. meter meter, versification, from L. metrum, from Gk. metron meter, a verse; that by which anything is measured; measure, length, size, limit, proportion, from PIE root *me measure (see METER (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• meter — I n. AE BE spelling: metre verse rhythm arrangement of syllables 1) anapaestic, anapestic; dactylic; heroic; iambic; trochaic meter unit of length 2) a cubic; square meter II n. instrument for measuring 1) to read a meter (she came to read the… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Meter (music) — Musical and lyric metre. See also: Hymn meter and Poetic meter. Meter or metre is a term that music has inherited from the rhythmic element of poetry (Scholes 1977; Latham 2002) where it means the number of lines in a verse, the number of… …   Wikipedia