metre
English
/ˈmiːtə/, /ˈmiːtəɹ/
noun
Definitions
- The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to (approximately 39.37) imperial imperial inches.
Etymology
Borrowed from French mètre (metre) derived from Ancient Greek μέτρον (measure, rule, size, length, poetic metre, metron, meter).
Origin
Ancient Greek
μέτρον
Gloss
measure, rule, size, length, poetic metre, metron, meter
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -meter English
- attometre English
- decametre English
- decimetre English
- emmetropia English
- exametre English
- femtometre English
- gigametre English
- hectometre English
- megametre English
- meter English
- micrometre English
- myriametre English
- nanometre English
- subnanometre English
- terametre English
- yoctometre English
- yottametre English
- zeptometre English
- zettametre English
- metri Finnish
- centum Latin
- diametros Latin
- metrum Latin
- milli Latin
- pes Latin
- Meter German
- -metro Italian
- metrum Dutch, Flemish
- centimètre French
- cytomètre French
- décamètre French
- décimètre French
- hectomètre French
- kilomètre French
- lysimètre French
- millimètre French
- monomètre French
- mètre French
- métrer French
- nanomètre French
- oxymètre French
- picomètre French
- ériomètre French
- метр Russian
- -metro Spanish, Castilian
- metro Spanish, Castilian
- διάμετρος Ancient Greek
- μέτριος Ancient Greek
- μέτρον Ancient Greek
- πυρομέτρης Ancient Greek
- συμμετρία Ancient Greek
- ἑξάμετρος Ancient Greek
- Ἥλιος Ancient Greek
- ἰσομέτρητος Ancient Greek
- *meh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- -metro Portuguese
- metro Portuguese
- メートル Japanese
- metr Polish
- méadar Irish
- metr Czech
- -metre Catalan, Valencian
- metre Catalan, Valencian
- metri Icelandic
- -metro Galician
- เมตร Thai
- μέτρο Greek (modern)
- metr Welsh
- metre Turkish
- మీటరు Telugu
- meatair Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- metur Faroese
- mét Vietnamese
- метър Bulgarian
- မီတာ Burmese
- 米突 Chinese
- mita Swahili
- ikhilomitha Zulu
- imilimitha Zulu
- imitha Zulu
- isentimitha Zulu
- ម៉ែត្រ Central Khmer
- meter Mòcheno
- mitri Afar