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English noun: meter | |||
| 1. | meter (quantity) the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) | ||
| Synonyms | m, metre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | metric linear unit | ||
| Part holonym | decimeter, decimetre, dm | ||
| Part meronym | dam, decameter, decametre, dekameter, dekametre, dkm | ||
| 2. | meter (artifact) any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measuring device, measuring instrument, measuring system | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ammeter, electric meter, electrometer, fluxmeter, galvanometer, gas meter, gasometer, gaussmeter, hodometer, magnetometer, mileometer, milometer, odometer, ohmmeter, postage meter, power meter, radiometer, reflectometer, speed indicator, speedometer, taximeter, voltmeter, volumeter, water meter | ||
| 3. | meter (communication) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | ||
| Synonyms | beat, cadence, measure, metre | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catalexis, common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, scansion | ||
| Domain category | metrics, prosody | ||
| 4. | meter (attribute) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | ||
| Synonyms | metre, time | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | rhythmicity | ||
English verb: meter | |||
| 1. | meter (change) measure with a meter | ||
| Samples | Meter the flow of water. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | measure, quantify | ||
| 2. | meter (contact) stamp with a meter indicating the postage | ||
| Samples | Meter the mail. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stamp | ||
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