meter
mee ter
- n the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
- n any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
- n (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- n rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
- v measure with a meter
meter the flow of water - v stamp with a meter indicating the postage
meter the mail
- Instead, they carted off books, pamphlets, and a collection of electronic gadgets called E-meters.
- Then, swimming the first leg of the men's 400-meter freestyle relay, Michigan's Ken Walsh, 22, was timed in 52.
- At 200 meters Marshall's graceful, reaching strokes still held the margin; whirlpooling into the 250-meter turn he looked like a winner.