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Meter

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /'miːtə(ɻ)/

Noun

meter

  1. A device that measures things.
  2. (American): metre -- in both senses
  3. 100cm of distance
  4. increment of music

Translations

  • Dutch: meter m (1,2), teller m (2)
  • Finnish: mittari (1), metri (3)
  • French: mètre m (1,2), compteur m (2)
  • Greek: metro
  • Italian: metro
  • Latin: metro
  • Lithuanian: metras m
  • Romanian: metru m (1,2), contor n (2)
  • Sasxsek: met
  • Slovak: meter m (3)
  • Spanish: metro m (1), medidor m (2), contador m (2)
  • Swedish: mätare c (1), -meter (1), meter (2,3)
  • Turkish: metre
  • Croatish: metar

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA : /'metər/

Noun

meter

  1. A distance of 100 centimeters. The base unit of the metric system.
  2. A device that measures things.

Translations


Swedish

Noun

meter c (plural meter, definite singular metern , definite plural metrarna )

  1. Rhythm or measure in verse
  2. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units, the same distance as 100 cm.

-meter

  1. Amperemeter = a device used to measure electrical currents.



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