Synonyms 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

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1. metrenoun

   Synonyms:
   [Written also meter.] measure (of verse), rhythmical arrangement (of syllables), poetical measure

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1. List of paraphrases for "metre":

   metres, metro, meter, meters, m, feet, yards, cube

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How to use metre in a sentence?

1. Alexander Pama:

   We will possibly raise a public storm alert in the capital Manila and suspend sea travel and fishing due to storm surge and up to 4-metre high waves at the open sea.

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. 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.

4. Francois Pervis:

   I thought I had a margin of six tenth of a second and in the end it's a margin of eight thousandth of a second, i was stuck in the final (250-metre) lap but thanks to the support of the crowd I did not feel the pain.

5. 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.