Synonyms for
Meter
Definition
Meter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.
Synonyms & similar words
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Antonyms
Common collocations
- poetic meter
- iambic meter
- trochaic meter
- anapestic meter
- dactylic meter
- meter and rhyme
- meter stick
- gas meter
Word family
Usage note
In poetry, 'meter' refers to the rhythmic structure. As a noun, it can also refer to a measuring device (e.g., gas meter, electric meter).
Example sentences
- The race was timed in meters.
- The pool is 25 meters long.
- I need to buy a meter stick for my science project.
- The meter on the taxi showed that we had traveled five kilometers.
Quotes
I am a writer and, therefore, automatically a suspicious character. - Edgar Wallace
The more the words, the less the meaning, and the less the meaning, the more the words. - Zhuangzi
A poet's work is to name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world, and stop it going to sleep. - Salman Rushdie