单词 | metre |
释义 | Example sentences from the Web for metremetre1US meter/ (ˈmiːtə) / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metre ON THESAURUS.COM nouna metric unit of length equal to approximately 1.094 yards the basic SI unit of length; the length of the path travelled by light in free space during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second. In 1983 this definition replaced the previous one based on krypton-86, which in turn had replaced the definition based on the platinum-iridium metre bar kept in Paris Symbol: m Word Origin for metreC18: from French; see metre ² Words nearby metremetra, metralgia, metratonia, metratrophy, Metrazol, metre, metre-kilogram-second, metria, metric, metrical, metrical mile British Dictionary definitions for metre (2 of 2)metre2 US meter/ (ˈmiːtə) / nounprosody the rhythmic arrangement of syllables in verse, usually according to the number and kind of feet in a line music another word (esp US) for time (def. 22) Word Origin for metreC14: from Latin metrum, from Greek metron measure Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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