meter
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(verb) measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" |
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Related Words: measure, quantify |
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(verb) stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail" |
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Related Words: stamp |
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(noun) any of various instruments for measuring a quantity |
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Related Words: ammeter, electrometer, fluxmeter, galvanometer, gas meter, gasometer, gaussmeter, hodometer, magnetometer, measuring instrument, measuring system, mileometer, milometer, odometer, ohmmeter, postage meter, radiometer, speed indicator, speedometer, taximeter, voltmeter, water meter |
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(noun) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time |
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Synonyms: time |
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Related Words: rhythmicity |
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(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
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Synonyms: beat, cadence, measure |
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Related Words: common measure, common meter, foot, metrical foot, metrical unit, poetic rhythm, prosody, rhythmic pattern, scansion |
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(noun) the basic unit of length adopted under the System International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) |
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Synonyms: m, metre |
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Related Words: metric linear unit |
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