metr

Betekenis

1. metre, meter (one hundred centimeters)
2. tape measure (graduated flexible ribbon used for measuring lengths)
3. (colloquial) quintal (metric quintal of 100 kg)

Geslacht

♂️ Mannelijk

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mɛtr/

Etymologie

table
Borrowed from French mètre. First attested in the 19th century. Doublet of metrum. From the same root as miara and meta (with different suffixes).