| 单词 | meter |
| 释义 | meter (once / 734 pages) 1nv 2n 3v 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. WORD FAMILYmeter: metered, metering, meters, metric+/metric: metricise, metricize, metrics, non-metric USAGE EXAMPLESThere’s actually noise registering on the decibel meter, and it’s not just for free chicken. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Students used a sophisticated meter provided by the Hubbard Foundation to do the work. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The swim was 1,500 meters and the bike was 40 kilometers. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) Syn|Hyper m, metre metric linear unit a linear unit of distance in metric terms 2n any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity Hypo|Hyper ammeter a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes electric meter, power metera meter for measuring the amount of electric power used electrometermeter to measure electrostatic voltage differences; draws no current from the source fluxmetermeter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil galvanometermeter for detecting or comparing or measuring small electric currents gas meter, gasometera meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe gaussmeter, magnetometera meter to compare strengths of magnetic fields hodometer, mileometer, milometer, odometera meter that shows mileage traversed ohmmetera meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms postage metermeter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge radiometermeter to detect and measure radiant energy (electromagnetic or acoustic) reflectometera meter that measures the reflectance of a surface speed indicator, speedometera meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed taximetera meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the length of the ride) voltmetermeter that measures the potential difference between two points volumetera 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 outlet astatic galvanometerhas a moving magnet and astatic coils arranged to cancel the effect of the Earth's magnetic field Crookes radiometerelectromagnetic radiometer consisting of a small paddlewheel that rotates when placed in daylight electronic voltmetera voltmeter whose sensitivity is increased by amplification machmeterspeedometer for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound milliammetera sensitive ammeter graduated in milliamperes millivoltmetersensitive voltmeter that can measure voltage in millivolts moving-coil galvanometera galvanometer that is operated by the force exerted by an electric current flowing in a movable coil suspended in a magnetic field radiomicrometerradiometer that is extremely sensitive Rayleigh diskan acoustic radiometer consisting of a light disk suspended from a quartz thread; when exposed to a progressive sound wave its torque can measure velocity measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something 3v measure with a meter 2meter the flow of water Hyper measure, quantify express as a number or measure or quantity 1n rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration Syn|Hyper metre, time rhythmicity the rhythmic property imparted by the accents and relative durations of notes in a piece of music 2n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper beat, cadence, measure, metre catalexis the absence of a syllable in the last foot of a line or verse scansionanalysis of verse into metrical patterns common measure, common meterthe usual (iambic) meter of a ballad foot, metrical foot, metrical unit(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm dactyla metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables iamb, iambusa metrical unit with unstressed-stressed syllables anapaest, anapesta metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables amphibracha metrical unit with unstressed-stressed-unstressed syllables (e.g., `remember') trocheea metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables spondeea metrical unit with stressed-stressed syllables dibrach, pyrrhica metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern (prosody) a system of versification v stamp with a meter indicating the postage meter the mail Hyper stamp affix a stamp to |
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