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meter

/ˈmiːtə/

/ˈmiːtər/

metersubstantiv

meters

Pl.

/ˈmiːtə/

/ˈmiːtər/

Übersetzungen

метр

The room is five meters long.

Комната длиной пять метров.

счетчик

The electricity meter is located in the basement.

Счетчик электроэнергии находится в подвале.

метроном

The musician used a meter to keep time.

Музыкант использовал метроном, чтобы держать ритм.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

Definitionen

A device that measures and records the quantity, degree, or rate of something.

The gas meter showed that we had used more energy this month.

A unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.

The room is five meters long.

The rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line.

The poem was written in iambic meter.

A device in a taxi that measures the distance traveled and calculates the fare.

The taxi driver turned on the meter as soon as we started the journey.

Synonyme

measuring device

meterverb

metered

Präteritum

metered

Partizip Perfekt

metering

Gerundium

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Übersetzungen

измерять

The technician will meter the voltage in the circuit.

Техник будет измерять напряжение в цепи.

Definitionen

To measure or regulate the flow of a substance, such as gas or electricity, using a meter.

The technician will meter the gas to ensure there are no leaks.

To supply or distribute in measured amounts.

The machine is designed to meter out the exact amount of liquid needed for each batch.

Synonyme

meteradjektiv

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Attributive noun use (e.g., ‘meter reading’, ‘meter box’)

Definitionen

Relating to or used for a measuring device, appearing before another noun.

The technician inspected the meter box for signs of damage.

Synonyme

meterpartizip perfekt

Definitionen

Supplied, dispensed, or controlled by means of a meter.

Metered parking spaces line both sides of the street.

metergerundium / partizip präsens

Definitionen

Involving or performing measurement or regulation, especially of flow or quantity.

A metering pump delivers precise amounts of chemical into the water.

meteadjektiv

meter

Komp.

meter

Komp.

metest

Super.

Archaic; variant of ‘meet’ meaning ‘fitting, suitable’.

Definitionen

(archaic) Fitting, proper, suitable.

It is mete and right so to do.

metesubstantiv

Definitionen

A boundary or limit of a piece of land, esp. as described in a legal document.

The deed specifies the metes of the property along the river.

meteverb

Definitionen

To distribute or allot something according to a judgment or standard, often followed by the particle “out”.

The committee meted out funds to the various relief agencies.

(archaic) To measure or ascertain by measuring.

The surveyor carefully meted the length of the field.