Antonyms for metre
ˈmi tərme·tre

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1. meter, metre, mnoun

   the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

   Synonyms:
   time, one thousand, meter, beat, yard, cadence, m, molarity, mebibyte, measure, thou, megabyte, grand, molar concentration, thousand, chiliad

2. meter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, time, pulse, meter, quantity, beat, amount, mensuration, measuring, criterion, musical rhythm, m, round, pulsation, step, bill, rhythm, measurement, bar, beatnik, heartbeat, cadency, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone, measuring stick

3. meter, metre, timenoun

   rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

   Synonyms:
   measure, meter, clip, m, cadence, sentence, prison term, fourth dimension, beat, time, clock time

How to use metre in a sentence?

1. Eric Rignot:

   That's just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak, as the Antarctic ice sheet continues to melt away, we expect multi-metre sea level rise from Antarctica in the coming centuries.

2. Ian Storey:

   Fiery Cross is sensitive because it is presumed to be the future hub of Chinese military operations in the South China Sea, given its already extensive infrastructure, including its large and deep port and 3000-metre runway, the timing is interesting, too. It is a show of U.S. determination ahead of President Obama's trip to Vietnam later this month.

3. Martin Garside:

   It is incredibly sad - I was literally two feet from this dead whale, it was both poignant and a bit eerie really - road traffic was thundering overhead on the busiest motorway in Britain and oblivious to all the people in the cars and lorries there was a 10-metre long beautiful whale floating dead beneath them.

4. The American:

   Not having a power metre meant I didn't look down at the numbers and think, 'Hey back it off'. It was just full gas from the beginning and I managed to pull it off.

5. Dr Jones:

   The Wars of the Roses are whatGames of Thronesis based on, and this is the Wars of the Roses laid out across a 5-metre, visually spectacular document, it features contributions from both the key players in the Wars of the Roses — it was originally drawn up by the Lancastrian side in the conflict but it fell into Yorkist hands and they rewrote part of it.

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