A meter is the same as a parking meter. see also metre. to measure how much of something is used, and how much you must pay for it, by using a meter
Also known as metre The metric system's basic unit for linear measurement, equal to 39 37 inches 1/10th of a meter is a decimeter; 1/100th is a centimeter; 1/100th is a millimeter
094 yards measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water" stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail
A recognizable though varying pattern of stressed syllables alternating with syllables of less stress Compositions written in meter are verse There are many possible patterns of verse Each unit of stress and unstressed syllables is called a "foot " The following examples are culled from M H Abram's Glossary of Literary Terms, sixth edition, which has more information
A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as, barometer, chronometer, dynamometer
An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording automatically, the quantity measured
To meter something such as gas or electricity means to use a meter to measure how much of it people use, usually in order to calculate how much they have to pay. Only a third of these households thought it reasonable to meter water Metered taxis are relatively inexpensive
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it