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meter [n]
 
1)the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
    Synonyms :m metre 
    See Also: metric_linear_unit  dam  decimeter 
 
2)any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
    Synonyms :
    See Also: measuring_device  ammeter  electric_meter  electrometer  fluxmeter  galvanometer  gas_meter  gaussmeter  hodometer  ohmmeter  postage_meter  radiometer  reflectometer  speed_indicator  taximeter  voltmeter  volumeter  water_meter 
 
3)(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
    Synonyms :beat cadence measure metre 
    See Also: poetic_rhythm  metrics  catalexis  scansion  common_measure  foot 
 
4)rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
    Synonyms :metre time 
    See Also: rhythmicity 
 
meter [v]
 
1)measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: measure 
 
2)stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: stamp 
 

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

US spelling of "metre".

(1998-02-07)



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