meter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A unit of length equal to 100 centimetres (US spelling of 'metre').

   The pool is fifty meters long.

2. 2
   noun

   A device that measures and records an amount, such as gas, water, or electricity used.

   A man came to read the electricity meter.

3. 3
   verb

   To measure something with a meter.

   The company meters the flow of water to each house.

4. 4
   noun

   The regular rhythm of beats in poetry or music.

   The poem is written in a steady meter.

From Middle English meter, metre, from Old English meter and Old French metre; both from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron).

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