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• Length contraction — Length contraction, according to Hendrik Lorentz, is the physical phenomenon of a decrease in length detected by an observer in objects that travel at any non zero velocity relative to that observer. This contraction (more formally called Lorentz …   Wikipedia

• Metre-tonne-second system of units — The metre tonne second or mts system of units is a system of physical units. It was invented in France, hence the unit names sthène and pièze, and was adopted only by the Soviet Union in 1933, and abolished there in 1955. It was built on the same …   Wikipedia

• Length — is the long dimension of any object. The length of a thing is the distance between its ends, its linear extent as measured from end to end. This may be distinguished from height, which is vertical extent, and width or breadth, which are the… …   Wikipedia

• metre — me‧tre [ˈmiːtə ǁ ər] , meter written abbreviation m noun [countable] the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system: • This material is sold by the metre. * * * …   Financial and business terms

• length — W2S2 [leŋθ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(time)¦ 3¦(books/films etc)¦ 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something 5 shoulder length/knee length etc 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) 7 at (some/great etc) length 8 the length and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• metre — Ⅰ. metre [1] (US meter) ► NOUN ▪ the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres (approx. 39.37 inches). ORIGIN French, from Greek metron measure . Ⅱ. metre [2] (US meter) …   English terms dictionary

• metre — chiefly Brit var of METER * * * n. the SI units of length that is equal to 39.37 inches. It is formally defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. Symbol: m. * * * me·tre… …   Medical dictionary

• metre - meter — ◊ metre In British English, a metre is a unit of length equal to 39.37 inches. The blue whale grows to over 30 metres long. ◊ meter In American English, this word is spelled meter. I stopped about fifty meters down the road. In both …   Useful english dictionary

• Metre — This article is about the unit of length. For other uses of metre or meter , see meter (disambiguation). 1 metre = SI units 100 cm 1000 mm US customary / Imperial units 3.2808 ft 39.370 in The metre (or meter), symbol m, is… …   Wikipedia

• metre — /mee teuhr/, n., v., metred, metring. Brit. meter. * * * I Basic unit of length in the metric system and the International System of Units. In 1983 the General Conference on Weights and Measures decided that the accepted value for the speed of… …   Universalium

• Metre gauge — refers to narrow gauge railways and tramways with a track gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in). In some African, American and Asian countries it is the main gauge. In Europe it has been used for local railways in France …   Wikipedia