Metre – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
metre
n.
(British spelling for meter) basic unit of length in the metric system, one hundred centimeters, 39.37 inches; definite measurement; poetic measure; rhythm (in music); instrument that automatically measures quantities of substances (gas, water, or electricity)
Metre
The
metre, or
meter (American spelling), (from the Greek noun μέτρον, "measure") is the
base unit of length in the
International System of Units (SI). The SI
unit symbol is
m. The metre is defined as the distance travelled by light in a specific fraction – about one three-hundred millionth – of a
second.
metre
Noun
1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
(synonym) meter, m
(hypernym) metric linear unit
(part-holonym) decameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
(part-meronym) decimeter, decimetre, dm
2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
(synonym) meter, measure, beat, cadence
(hypernym) poetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody
(hyponym) catalexis
(classification) prosody, metrics
3. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
(synonym) meter, time
(hypernym) rhythmicity
mètre
nm.
meter, basic unit of length in the metric system, one hundred centimeters
métrer
v.
measure, gauge, evaluate
metrar
v.
meter, measure in meters
