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meter

('m/i/t/@/r )

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
m, metre

source: wordnet30
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse(noun.communication)

Synonym:
beat, cadence, measure, metre

source: wordnet30
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
metre, time

source: wordnet30
One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter.(noun)

source: webster1913
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.(noun)

source: webster1913
Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.(noun)

source: webster1913

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