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. 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.

2. 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.

3. Zora Bots:

   The robot itself is a metre 20 high, so it is not like Arnold Schwarzenegger with a leather jacket and an 'I will be back' robot, it is a quite nice robot and the reactions are positive for the moment.

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. 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.