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| anapest |
a measure of poetic meter consisting of two short or unstressed syllables followed by one long or stressed syllable. |
| centiare |
a unit of area equal to one square meter or 10.764 square feet. |
| centimeter |
a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. (abbr.: cm) |
| cm |
abbreviation of "centimeter," or "centimeters," a unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter or 0.3937 inch. |
| common time |
a musical meter of four beats, usu. quarter notes, to the measure; four-four time. |
| couplet |
two successive lines of poetry that usu. rhyme and have the same meter, and often form a single unit of meaning. |
| decimeter |
a unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter or 3.937 inches. |
| decistere |
a unit of volume equal to one tenth of a stere or cubic meter or 3.532 cubic feet. |
| diopter |
a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, equal to the power of a lens with a one-meter focal length. |
| dm |
abbreviation of "decimeter," or "decimeters," a unit of length equal to one tenth of a meter or 3.937 inches. |
| F5 |
abbreviation of "fermi," a unit of length equal to 10-15 meter. |
| fermi |
a unit of length equal to 10-15 meter. |
| four-four time |
a musical meter having four quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure. |
| indicator |
an instrument such as a gauge, meter, or dial that shows the performance of a piece of equipment. [1/3 definitions] |
| joule |
a unit of energy equal to the work done by one newton moving through a distance of one meter, or to ten million ergs. |
| kiloliter |
a unit of capacity equal to one thousand liters or 264.2 gallons, or to one cubic meter or 1.308 cubic yards. |
| lux |
a unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter. |
| m.1 |
abbreviation of "meter," or "meters," the basic unit of length of the metric system, equal to one hundred centimeters or 3.28 feet. |
| mazurka |
an energetic Polish dance similar to the polka, the music for which is written in triple meter with a strong accent on the second beat. |
| meter3 |
to measure, regulate, or disburse by means of a meter. [1/2 definitions] |
| meter-kilogram-second |
of, designating, or pertaining to the system of measurement in which the meter, kilogram, and second are the basic units of length, mass, and time, respectively. |
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