WordNet Search - 3.1
-
WordNet home page
-
Glossary
-
Help
Word to search for:
Display Options:
(Select option to change)
Hide Example Sentences
Hide Glosses
Show Frequency Counts
Show Database Locations
Show Lexical File Info
Show Lexical File Numbers
Show Sense Keys
Show Sense Numbers
Show all
Hide all
Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
m
(the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards))
S:
(n)
meter
(any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
measure
,
beat
,
cadence
((prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
domain category
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
poetic rhythm
,
rhythmic pattern
,
prosody
((prosody) a system of versification)
derivationally related form
W:
(adj)
metrical
[Related to:
meter
,
metre
] (the rhythmic arrangement of syllables)
S:
(n)
meter
,
metre
,
time
(rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration)
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
domain region
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"