meter

meter
meter
meter1 [mēt′ər]
n.
[ME metre < OFr < L metrum < Gr metron, measure < IE base * mē-, to mark off, MEASURE]
1.
a) rhythm in verse; measured, patterned arrangement of syllables, primarily according to stress or length: see also FOOT, sense 9
b) the specific rhythm as determined by the prevailing foot and the number of feet in the line [iambic meter]
c) the specific rhythmic pattern of a stanza as determined by the kind and number of lines
2. the basic pattern of beats in successive measures of a piece of music: it is usually indicated in the time signature
3. [Fr mètre: see -METER] the basic unit of linear measure in the metric system, equal to 39.3701 inches: now defined in the SI system as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second: abbrev. m
meter2 [mēt′ər]
n.
1. [ METE1 + -ER] a person who measures; esp., an official who measures commodities
2. [< words ending in -METER]
a) an instrument or apparatus for measuring; esp., an apparatus for measuring and recording the quantity or rate of flow of gas, electricity, or water passing through it
☆ b) POSTAGE METER
☆ c) PARKING METER
d) TAXIMETER
vt.
1. to measure or record with a meter or meters
2. to provide in measured quantities
☆ 3. to process (mail) in a postage meter

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