Definition:
- (n.) Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
- (n.) A poem.
- (n.) A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
- (n.) See Meter.
Compare metre with other words:
metre vs. petre
metre vs. mitre
mete vs. metre
mere vs. metre
metre vs. metro
metre vs. rhyme
metre vs. stanza
metre vs. stanzas
cat vs. metre
metre vs. ship
metre vs. vessel
exametre vs. metre
dimeter vs. metre
metre vs. trimeter
metre vs. tetrameter
metre vs. pentameter
hexameter vs. metre
metre vs. yard
joule vs. metre
metre vs. micrometre
metre vs. metronome
composition vs. metre
metre vs. musical
measure vs. metre
metre vs. verse
metre vs. rhythm
metre vs. metric
metre vs. metrology
inch vs. metre
length vs. metre
metre vs. unit
metre vs. millimetre
meter vs. metre
jerk vs. metre
chain vs. metre
anchor vs. metre
cup vs. metre