Metre

Meaning

Noun

●

In SI units:

The

basic

unit

of

length

in

the

International

System

of

Units

(SI:

Système

International

d'Unités),

equal

to

the

distance

travelled

by

light

in

a

vacuum

in

1/299

792

458

seconds.

The

metre

is

equal

to

39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇

(approximately

39.37)

imperial

inches.

●

In British English & Canadian English:

The

or

in

and

composition.

Verb

●

In British English:

Alternative

of meter

●

In Music & Poetry:

To

into

form.

Sourced from

Origin

metre

English

mètre

French

metrum

Latin

μέτρον

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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