How do you use "meter" in a sentence?

The pool is twenty-five metres long. I need to check the electricity meter before they come to read it. The parking meter only accepts coins.

meter

Q: What does "meter" mean?

A unit of length; a device for measuring (British: metre) Meter (spelled 'metre' in British English when referring to the unit of length) has two main meanings. As a unit of measurement, it equals 100 centimetres or approximately 3.28 feet. As a device, a meter measures and records quantities such as electricity, gas, or parking time. The word can also refer to rhythm in poetry or music.

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Significado: A unit of length; a device for measuring (British: metre)

米（长度单位）；计量器，仪表

metro (unidad); medidor, contador

メートル（長さの単位）；計器、メーター

미터(길이의 단위); 계량기, 미터기

Meter (spelled 'metre' in British English when referring to the unit of length) has two main meanings. As a unit of measurement, it equals 100 centimetres or approximately 3.28 feet. As a device, a meter measures and records quantities such as electricity, gas, or parking time. The word can also refer to rhythm in poetry or music.

Meter（英式英语中指长度单位时拼写为'metre'）有两个主要含义。作为测量单位，它等于100厘米或约3.28英尺。作为设备，计量器测量和记录电、气或停车时间等数量。这个词也可以指诗歌或音乐中的节奏。

Meter (escrito 'metre' en inglés británico cuando se refiere a la unidad de longitud) tiene dos significados principales. Como unidad de medida, equivale a 100 centímetros o aproximadamente 3,28 pies. Como dispositivo, un medidor mide y registra cantidades como electricidad, gas o tiempo de estacionamiento. La palabra también puede referirse al ritmo en poesía o música.

「meter」（長さの単位を指す場合、イギリス英語では「metre」と綴る）には2つの主な意味があります。測定単位として、100センチメートルまたは約3.28フィートに等しいです。装置として、メーターは電気、ガス、または駐車時間などの量を測定し記録します。この単語は詩や音楽のリズムを指すこともあります。

Meter(길이 단위를 가리킬 때 영국 영어에서는 'metre'로 표기)에는 두 가지 주요 의미가 있습니다. 측정 단위로는 100센티미터 또는 약 3.28피트에 해당합니다. 장치로서의 meter는 전기, 가스, 주차 시간 등의 양을 측정하고 기록합니다. 시나 음악에서의 운율을 뜻하기도 합니다.

Ejemplos

The pool is twenty-five metres long.
泳池有二十五米长。
La piscina tiene veinticinco metros de largo.
プールは25メートルの長さです。
수영장은 길이가 25미터입니다.
I need to check the electricity meter before they come to read it.
在他们来抄表之前，我需要检查一下电表。
Necesito revisar el medidor de electricidad antes de que vengan a leerlo.
検針員が来る前に電気メーターを確認する必要があります。
검침원이 오기 전에 전기 계량기를 확인해야 합니다.
The parking meter only accepts coins.
停车计时器只接受硬币。
El parquímetro solo acepta monedas.
パーキングメーターは硬貨しか受け付けません。
주차 미터기는 동전만 사용할 수 있습니다.

Pronunciación

Guía de uso

Contexto: general

Tono: neutral

Origen e historia

From French 'mètre', from Greek 'metron' meaning 'a measure'. Adopted as the standard unit of length during the French Revolution (1791), defined as one ten-millionth of the distance from the North Pole to the equator.

Contexto cultural

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Historia y curiosidades

From Greek 'metron' meaning 'measure.' The metre as a unit was defined during the French Revolution as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole.

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