n. The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.
v. To put into metrical form.
n. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to 39+47⁄127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
v. Alternative spelling of meter.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See meter.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See meter.
n. See meter.
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n. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
n. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
n. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Word Usage
"In poetry we recognise at once how the obvious periodic recurrence of certain accented syllables, which we term metre, plays an important part ..."