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metr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  • meter noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
  • metre noun The basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to about 39.4 inches.

Senses

metr is used for these senses in English:

  • meter Used to form the names of measuring devices.
  • line A more-or-less straight sequence of people, objects, etc., either arranged as a queue or column and often waiting to be processed or dealt with, or arranged abreast of one another in a row (and contrasted with a column), as in a military formation. [from mid-16th c.]
  • meter US standard spelling of metre (“the rhythm or measure in language”).
  • metre The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

line — full definition

  1. noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.
  2. noun A row or sequence of people, things, or words, one after another.
  3. verb To arrange people or things in a row, or to form such a row.
  4. verb To cover the inside surface of something with a layer of material.
  5. noun A telephone or other communication connection.

meter — full definition

  1. noun A device that measures the amount of something, such as electricity, gas, or water used.
  2. verb To measure or control the amount of something using such a device.

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