Meaning of meter in English
meter noun [C] (DEVICE)
electricity meter The electricity meter is in the basement.
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).
See also
meter noun [C] (MEASUREMENT)
US spelling of
metre
Idiom
Most water companies meter water consumption.
meter | American Dictionary
meter
noun
us/ˈmi·t̬ər/meter noun (MEASUREMENT)
[ C ] (abbreviation m)
meter noun (DEVICE)
meter | Business English
Examples of meter
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There are eleven blood glucose meters available, each with different features to compliment the complex needs of individual patients.
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The problem with the new technology of electric meters was the incomprehensibility of the mechanism by which it functioned.
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The meter was calibrated by temporarily affixing it to the flat floor of the tunnel ahead of the wavy wall.
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In other words, these meters cannot be parsed straightforwardly as iterations of feet with partially identical properties with respect to quantity or branching.
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The total volume of water is vast, differing in depth from area to area, from nearly zero to 600 feet (185 meters).
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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.
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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.
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The water depth in the operating area varied between approximately 6 and 18 meters.
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The transmission distance is confined within 100 meters in order to guarantee stable communication.
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We assume that the real construction and maintenance costs per linear meter are the same throughout the island.
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The marginal price is the charge made for the last cubic meter of water used.
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The tradition labels these frequently occurring combi- nation meters by distinct names as well.
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The melted subsurface water, and the injected vaporized water will contribute to a global surface water layer meters or more in depth.
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The intensity of the in-cage illumination was 11-28 lux, depending on orientation of the light meter.
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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
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…
