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me·ter1

meter1

 
pronunciation:
mi tr
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part of speech: noun
definition: the basic unit of length of the metric system, equal to one hundred centimeters or 3.28 feet.
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adjective + (n.)meter accurate, cubic, electric, electrical, electronic, indoor, irregular, level, light, portable, square, triple
verb + (n.)meter compound, equip, install, measure, park, swim
(n.)meter + verb relay, rhyme, spin, square
noun + (n.)meter Help accuracy, altitude, applause, bronze, centimeter, champion, coin, compound, corrosion, crater, decibel, density, depth, detector, dial, distance, electricity, elevation, exposure, final, flow, gas, gram, half, height, holder, inch, interval, medal, microwave, millionth, mirror, moisture, oxygen, parking, peak, postage, pulse, radiation, radius, rhyme, rhythm, sensor, speed, utility, velocity, volt, voltage, water, watt  [See all][See only the most frequent]
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The word meter contains the following part:
metr, -meter, -metry Greek root that means measure