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me·ter
/ˈmēdər/
noun
the SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system.
"sit two meters away from the TV screen"
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The metre is the base unit of length in the International System of Units. Since 2019, the metre has been defined as the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299792458 of a second, where the second is defined... Wikipedia
noun · an instrument for measuring, especially one that automatically measures and records the quantity of something, as of gas, water, miles, or time, when it ...
Inherited from Old Spanish meter, from Latin mittō (“to send”), probably from Proto-Indo-European *mey-th₂- (“to exchange, remove”). Cognate with English mess ( ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Metre (m), in measurement, fundamental unit of length in the metric system and in the International Systems of Units (SI).