Definition of the word metre

Pronunciation of vocabulary metre

metrenoun

mét

/ˈmiːtə/

Definition of the word <b>metre</b>

Origin of the word metre

The word "metre" originated from the French word "mètre", which was derived from the Greek word "μέτρον" (metron), meaning "measure". In the 18th century, the term "metre" was adopted into English as a unit of length, specifically equal to one 40th of a centimeter. The ancient Greeks used the word "metron" to refer to a unit of measurement, and it was often translated to Latin as "pes", which also meant "foot". The term "metre" has since been used in many languages, including French, German, Italian, and English, to refer to a standardized unit of length. Today, the term "metre" is recognized globally as the official unit of length in the International System of Units (SI) and is used in a wide range of applications, from scientific measurements to everyday conversation.

Vocabulary summary metre

typenoun

meaningrhyme (in poetry)

meaning(music) rhythm

meaningMeter

examplesquare metre

examplecubic metre

Example of vocabulary metrenamespace

meaning

a unit for measuring length; a hundred centimetres

đơn vị đo chiều dài; một trăm cm

  • a 50-metre swimming pool

    một bể bơi dài 50 mét

  • Every few metres the cat stopped and turned to look at me.

    Cứ cách vài mét con mèo lại dừng lại và quay lại nhìn tôi.

  • Over 3 700 square metres of office space is available.

    Có hơn 3 700 mét vuông diện tích văn phòng.

  • The huge sculpture is made of 500 cubic metres of ice.

    Tác phẩm điêu khắc khổng lồ được làm từ 500 mét khối băng.

  • an athlete running at 10 metres per second

    một vận động viên chạy với tốc độ 10 mét mỗi giây

meaning

used in the name of races

được sử dụng dưới tên các chủng tộc

  • She came second in the 200 metres.

    Cô về thứ hai ở nội dung 200 mét.

  • the 4 × 100 metre(s) relay

    tiếp sức 4 × 100 mét

meaning

the arrangement of strong and weak stresses in lines of poetry that produces the rhythm; a particular example of this

sự sắp xếp các điểm nhấn mạnh, yếu trong dòng thơ để tạo ra nhịp điệu; một ví dụ cụ thể về điều này

  • She knows a lot about verse metre.

    Cô ấy biết rất nhiều về thơ mét.

  • poems in a variety of metres

    những bài thơ ở nhiều mét khác nhau

  • the hexameter, the epic metre of Homer

    hexameter, mét sử thi của Homer

Words, synonyms, related vocabulary metre

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