metre
The basic unit of length in the International System of Units, equal to the distance…The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
» The words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.
Над входом в театр располагались буквы метровой высоты.
Над входом у театр розташовувались літери метрової висоти.
Meaning
3 sensesThe basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre
Meter
метрmetr
метрmetr
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Rhythm or measure.
(Canada, UK, countable, uncountable)The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse).
(Canada, UK, countable, uncountable)The rhythm or measure in musical composition.
Metrum, Versmaß
Examples
126 sentencesThe words above the door of the theatre were a metre high.
Над входом у театр розташовувались літери метрової висоти.
ruНад входом в театр располагались буквы метровой высоты.
The javelin thrower's record was 12 metres.
The tower is fifteen metres high.
ruВысота башни составляет пятнадцать метров.
deDer Turm ist fünfzehn Meter hoch.
The tower is fifteen metres tall.
ruБашня пятнадцать метров высотой.
deDer Turm ist fünfzehn Meter hoch.
His car was three metres long.
ruУ него была трёхметровая машина.
Translations
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Origin
From French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poeticFrom French mètre, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”). Doublet of meter, metron, and mether.
From Old English, from Latin metrum, from Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “measure, rule, length, size, poetic metre”).
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