meter American English spelling


meter - noun

  • the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
  • any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
  • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  • rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

    • meter - verb

    • measure with a meter
    • stamp with a meter indicating the postage

    meter - thesaurus

    beat   cadence   measure   metre British English spelling   time  


    View spelling list Words ending in er and learn about the word meter in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 25. Word endings: -er, -ar, -or, -our, re, a and -ery, -ary.

    Other Spellzone word lists: Measurement

    Scrabble score for meter

    m is 3 e is 1 t is 1 e is 1 r is 1
    Scrabble score = 7

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