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Noun
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
m
(the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
part meronym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
metric linear unit
(a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
S:
(n)
femtometer
,
femtometre
,
fermi
(a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)
S:
(n)
picometer
,
picometre
,
micromicron
(a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
S:
(n)
angstrom
,
angstrom unit
,
A
(a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
S:
(n)
nanometer
,
nanometre
,
nm
,
millimicron
,
micromillimeter
,
micromillimetre
(a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)
S:
(n)
micron
,
micrometer
(a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)
S:
(n)
millimeter
,
millimetre
,
mm
(a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)
S:
(n)
centimeter
,
centimetre
,
cm
(a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)
S:
(n)
decimeter
,
decimetre
,
dm
(a metric unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter)
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
m
(the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
S:
(n)
decameter
,
dekameter
,
decametre
,
dekametre
,
dam
,
dkm
(a metric unit of length equal to ten meters)
S:
(n)
hectometer
,
hectometre
,
hm
(a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters)
S:
(n)
kilometer
,
kilometre
,
km
,
klick
(a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles))
S:
(n)
myriameter
,
myriametre
,
mym
(a metric unit of length equal to 10,000 meters)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
part holonym
derivationally related form
domain region
S:
(n)
meter
(any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity)
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
measure
,
beat
,
cadence
((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
time
(rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)
Verb
S:
(v)
meter
(measure with a meter)
"meter the flow of water"
S:
(v)
meter
(stamp with a meter indicating the postage)
"meter the mail"