meter : Idioms & Phrases

-me"ter

Etymology

L. metrum measure, or the allied Gr. . See Meter rhythm.

Definitions

1. A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as, barometer, chronometer, dynamometer.

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• an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for ascertaining the dip of strata.

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Coal"-me`ter noun

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1. A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See Meter. Simmonds.

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• noun the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad
  common measure.
  

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• (Hymnol.), four iambic verses, or lines, making a stanza, the first and third having each four feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; usually indicated by the initials C.M.

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• noun a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 1000 liters
  kilolitre; cubic metre; kiloliter.
  

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• an instrument for measuring the velocity, force, etc., of currents.

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• a gas meter having measuring chambers, with flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows and measure the gas by filling and emptying.

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• noun a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
  electric meter.
  

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• noun photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
  exposure meter; photometer.
  

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• an instrument for measuring friction, as in testing lubricants.

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• noun a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe
  gasometer.
  

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• an instrument for recording the quantity of gas consumed in a given time, at a particular place.

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• noun a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth
  gravimeter.
  

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• noun a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
  heroic verse; heroic.
  

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• noun a unit of work equal to the work done by a one kilogram force operating through a distance of one meter
  

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• noun photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light
  exposure meter; photometer.
  

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• (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four verses usually making a stanza; commonly indicated by the initials L.M.

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• noun policewoman who is assigned to write parking tickets
  

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• noun a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
  reading; indication.
  
  • he could not believe the meter reading
  • the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
• noun the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments
  reading.
  
  • he has a job meter reading for the gas company

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• noun a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space; depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time
  

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• noun meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge
  

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• noun a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used
  electric meter.
  

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• (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and fourth having each three feet, and the third four feet. The stanza usually consists of four lines, but is sometimes doubled. Short meter is indicated by the initials S.M.

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• noun a centare is 1/100th of an are
  centare; square metre.
  

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• noun meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet
  

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Wa"ter me"ter

Definitions

1. A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or received for any purpose, as from a street main.

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• a gas meter in which the revolution of a chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through it.

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