English dictionary

meter

/'m/i/t/@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.quantity

Synonyms m metre

Source: WordNet 3.0
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

noun.communication

Synonyms beat cadence measure metre

Source: WordNet 3.0
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

noun.attribute

Synonyms metre time

Source: WordNet 3.0
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