nnoun.quantitythe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)Region:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:m metre
Derivationally Related Form:metricmetrical
Part Holonyms:dam decameter decametre dekameter dekametre dkm
Hypernyms:metric linear unit
Inherited Hypernyms:metermetric linear unitlinear unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:metermetric linear unitmetric unitunit of measurementdefinite quantitymeasureabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:decimeter decimetre dm
nnoun.artifactany of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantityDerivationally Related Form:meter
Hypernyms:measuring device measuring instrument measuring system
Inherited Hypernyms:metermeasuring instrumentinstrumentdeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:ammeterelectric meterelectrometerfluxmetergalvanometergas metergasometergaussmeterhodometermagnetometermileometermilometerodometerohmmeterpostage meterpower meterradiometerreflectometerspeed indicatorspeedometertaximetervoltmetervolumeterwater meter
Full Hyponyms:ammeterastatic galvanometerballistic galvanometercrookes radiometerdigital voltmeterelectric meterelectrometerelectronic voltmeterfluxmetergalvanometergas metermachmetermagnetometermilliammetermillivoltmetermoving-coil galvanometerodometerohmmeterpostage meterradiometerradiomicrometerrayleigh diskreflectometerspeedometertaximetervoltmetervolumeterwater meter
nnoun.communication(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verseTopic:metricsprosody
Synset:beat cadence measure metre
Derivationally Related Form:metrical
Hypernyms:poetic rhythm prosody rhythmic pattern
Inherited Hypernyms:meterpoetic rhythmversificationformwriting styleexpressive stylecommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:catalexiscommon measurecommon meterfootmetrical footmetrical unitscansion
Full Hyponyms:amphibrachanapestcatalexiscommon measuredactyliambmetrical footpyrrhicscansionspondeetrochee
nnoun.attributerhythm as given by division into parts of equal durationRegion:CanadaBritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Synset:metre time
Derivationally Related Form:metric
Hypernyms:rhythmicity
Inherited Hypernyms:meterrhythmicitysound propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
vverb.changemeasure with a meterDerivationally Related Form:meter
Hypernyms:measure quantify
Inherited Hypernyms:meterquantifycarrycommunicateinteractact
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactstamp with a meter indicating the postageHypernyms:stamp
Inherited Hypernyms:meterstampaffixattachconnect
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something