mètre

Definitions of mètre
  1. noun
    the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
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    type of:
    unité métrique de longueur
    a linear unit of distance in metric terms
  2. noun
    measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths
    synonyms: mètre à ruban
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    type of:
    instrument de mesure, mesureur
    instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something
  3. noun
    (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    synonyms: cadence, mesure
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    pied
    (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm
    dactyle
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables
    iambe
    a metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables
    anapeste
    a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables
    trochée
    a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables
    spondée
    a metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables
    type of:
    prosodie
    (prosody) a system of versification
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