meter

[US]/ˈmiːtə(r)/
[UK]/ˈmiːtər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. meter; instrument for measuring; rhythm; meter
vt. measure with an instrument
vi. measure with a meter

Phrases & Collocations

water meter

electricity meter

square meter

flow meter

meter reading

power meter

energy meter

pressure meter

watt-hour meter

level meter

gas meter

electric meter

frequency meter

cubic meter

heat meter

voltage meter

sound level meter

moisture meter

electric energy meter

hour meter

current meter

Example Sentences

a record of meter readings.

meter a flow of water.

A meter is a measure of length.

a metered supply of water.

one meter and a bit over

The room is 14 meters square.

Rhyme and meter are assistants to memory.

the prelims of the 400-meter free relay.

new electronic meters that can be read remotely.

metered the allotted gasoline to each vehicle.

lens meter (= lens ometer)

space out the lampposts 30 meters apart

The 2 buildings are 200 meters apart.

He is 1 meter 80 centimeters tall.

She metered it and found it to be the exact size.

When a microampere meter is changed to an Ohm meter valtage is changed and there will be big errors in the measuring value.

water metering has been on trial in England and Wales.

Real-world Examples

It's just below 30 meters, 40 meters.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

They soar up to 40 meters into the cold air.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

The boulder there is some 10 meters.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

Neurons propagate slowly in axons, 100 meters per second, tops.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

And a bridge that spans 22 meters across a river.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2015 Compilation

Do you have any exposure meters?

Source: American Tourist English Conversations

My apartment is around 100 square meters.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

No one has previously dived 2,000 meters in Antarctica.

Source: Popular Science Essays

We only cool about three meters where people play.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

Only official taxi drivers will run the meter.

Source: Creative Cloud Travel

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