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Meaning of meter in English

meter
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈmiː.tər/ us/ˈmiː.t̬ɚ/

meter noun [C] (DEVICE)

a device that measures and records the amount of something that is used or present:
electricity meter The electricity meter is in the basement.
gas meter He regularly checks the gas meter to see how much they have used.
water meter Installing a water meter can help you use less water and detect leaks in your home.
blood glucose meter Medical monitoring devices include blood glucose meters, respiratory flow meters, and heart rate monitors.
read the meter A man came to read the meter (= record the numbers that show how much of something has been used).
meter reading Many bills were based on estimates and not actual meter readings (= the amount shown on a meter).
the device in a taxi that measures the distance or the amount of time spent travelling and shows how much you have to pay:
meter runs The cab driver left the meter running while I helped Mum to her front door.
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meter noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)

US spelling of metre
meter
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈmiː.tər/ us/ˈmiː.t̬ɚ/
to use meters to measure how much gas, electricity, or water is used:
(Definition of meter from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

meter | American Dictionary

meter
noun
us/ˈmi·t̬ər/

meter noun (MEASUREMENT)

[ C ] (abbreviation m)
a unit of measurement of length equal to 100 centimeters or 39.37 inches

meter noun (DEVICE)

[ C ]
a device that measures the amount of gas, water, or electricity used
[ C ]
In a taxi (= car whose driver you pay to take you somewhere), a meter is the device that measures the distance or the amount of time spent traveling and records how much you have to pay.

meter noun (RHYTHM)

[ C/U ] literature
the rhythm of a poem, produced by the arrangement of syllables according to the number and type of beats in each line
[ C/U ] music
Meter is the rhythm that organizes the beats in a piece of music into a pattern.
(Definition of meter from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

meter | Business English

meter
noun [ C ]
uk/ˈmiːtər/ us
a piece of equipment that measures the amount of something that has been used:
parking meter
read a/the meter Your meter will be read regularly in order to avoid sending you estimated bills.
TRANSPORT
the piece of equipment in a taxi that measures the distance travelled or the amount of time spent travelling, and shows how much you have to pay:
If no fare is agreed at the start of the trip, the maximum fare will be that shown on the meter.
MEASURES
US for metre

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meter
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈmiːtər/ us
to use a meter to measure how much gas, electricity, etc. has been used, or how much a taxi ride costs:
The water supply to most new homes is metered.
You should agree on a price with the driver or ask for the trip to be metered.
(Definition of meter from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of meter

meter
There are eleven blood glucose meters available, each with different features to compliment the complex needs of individual patients.
The problem with the new technology of electric meters was the incomprehensibility of the mechanism by which it functioned.
The meter was calibrated by temporarily affixing it to the flat floor of the tunnel ahead of the wavy wall.
In other words, these meters cannot be parsed straightforwardly as iterations of feet with partially identical properties with respect to quantity or branching.
The total volume of water is vast, differing in depth from area to area, from nearly zero to 600 feet (185 meters).
Second, this knowledge of performing familiar meters facilitates parsing the metrical structure of unfamiliar metrical sequences by aligning them optimally to a familiar performance pattern.
All of the machinery of the factory is installed in one large room that measures about sixty meters in length by twenty-five meters in width.
The water depth in the operating area varied between approximately 6 and 18 meters.
The transmission distance is confined within 100 meters in order to guarantee stable communication.
We assume that the real construction and maintenance costs per linear meter are the same throughout the island.
The marginal price is the charge made for the last cubic meter of water used.
The tradition labels these frequently occurring combi- nation meters by distinct names as well.
The melted subsurface water, and the injected vaporized water will contribute to a global surface water layer meters or more in depth.
The intensity of the in-cage illumination was 11-28 lux, depending on orientation of the light meter.
The translation of grief into music for which this tradition was known is essential to the meter of the poem.
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Translations of meter

in Chinese (Traditional)
裝置, 計,儀,表, (計程車的)計費表…
in Chinese (Simplified)
装置, 计,仪,表, (出租车的)计价器…
in Spanish
contador, ortografía americana de "metre":, metro…
in Portuguese
medidor, relógio, ortografia americana de "metre":…
メーター, “metre” の米国式つづり, メートル…
metre, sayaç, uzunluk ölçüm birimi…
mètre [masculine], compteur, mètre…
comptador, ortografia americana de “metre”: metre…
meter, meten…
měřicí přístroj, hodiny, elektroměr…
måler, meter, måle…
meteran, meter, mengukur…
เครื่องวัด, เมตร, วัดมาตร…
dụng cụ đo, mét, đo (bằng đồng hồ)…
licznik, miernik, przyrząd pomiarowy…
mätare, meter, mäta…
meter…
der Messer, der Meter, messen…
meter [masculine], måler, måle…
계량기, “metre”의 미국식 영어 철자법: 미터…
лічильник, вимірювальний прилад, див. metre1…
contatore, forma americana di “metre”, metro…
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