METRE
\mˈiːtə], \mˈiːtə], \m_ˈiː_t_ə]\
Definitions of METRE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
By Princeton University
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a poem.
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A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
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See Meter.
By Oddity Software
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a poem.
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A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
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See Meter.
By Noah Webster.
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A regular arrangement of syllables in verse; rhythm; poetical measure; unit of length in the metric system equivalent to 39.37 inches. Also, meter.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Poetical measure or arrangement of syllables: rhythm: verse: a French measure of length equal to nearly 39 1/2 inches.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
