meter
Other forms: meters; metered; metering
The machine at the parking space that takes your quarters is a meter. A meter is also a way of organizing and counting beats in poetry or music, and in the metric system, a meter is roughly equal to a yard.
Despite the fact that meter has many uses, they all relate to the same things: counting and measuring. The parking meter measures how long you've been parked, while a car's speedometer measures speed. Meters and kilometers measure distance. In music and poetry, the meter is the rhythm or beat. English poetry, such as the work of Shakespeare, uses a meter called iambic pentameter, which sounds like da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, da DUM.
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)type of:metric linear unita linear unit of distance in metric terms
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any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantitytypes:ammetera meter that measures the flow of electrical current in ampereselectrometermeter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the sourcefluxmetermeter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coilgalvanometermeter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currentsohmmetera meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohmspostage metermeter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total chargeradiometermeter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic)reflectometera meter that measures the reflectance of a surfacetaximetera meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride)voltmetermeter that measures the potential difference between two pointsvolumetera meter to measure the volume of gases, liquids, or solids (either directly or by displacement)water metermeter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outletastatic galvanometerhas a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic fieldCrookes radiometerelectromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylightelectronic voltmetera voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplificationmachmeterspeedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of soundmilliammetera sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperesmillivoltmetersensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivoltsmoving-coil galvanometera galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic fieldradiomicrometerradiometer that is extremely sensitiveRayleigh diskan acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocitytype of:measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring systeminstrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
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measure with a meter
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rhythm as given by division into parts of equal durationtype of:rhythmicitythe rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music
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(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of versetypes:catalexisthe absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or versescansionanalysis of verse into metrical patternsfoot, metrical foot, metrical unit(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythmdactyla metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllablesamphibracha metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember')trocheea metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllablesspondeea metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllablestype of:
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stamp with a meter indicating the postage“meter the mail”type of:stampaffix a stamp to
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