meter

Meaning

Noun

1. A device that measures things.
2. A device that measures things.
3. Alternative form of metre
4. (obsolete) A poem.
5. A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.

Verb

1. To measure with a metering device.
2. To imprint a postage mark with a postage meter.
3. To regulate the flow of or to deliver in regulated amounts (usually of fluids but sometimes of other things such as anticipation or breath).

Synonyms

metre

gauge

measure

metre

rhythm

counter

m

m

scale

gage

beat

time

⌚

measurement

instrument

cadence

indicator

knife

🔪

label

🏷️

list

mark

measurement device

measure out

measurer

measuring device

measuring instrument

mensuration

musical time

numerator

pentameter

postmark

pulse

register

rice

🍚

rubberstamp

schedule

stamp

step

stigmatise

stigmatize

table

tableau

teller

timepiece

verse

versification

watch

⌚

take measures

weight

metrical unit

metre-rule

-meter

handstamp

mensurate

verse line

rhyme-scheme

tally register

metre, meter

standard

metre

apparatus

appliance

brand

calibrator

calliper

chart

💹

consistency

count

🔢

device

dimension

enumerator

gauger

impress

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmitəɹ/

Etymology

Senses 1.1, 2, and 3 were borrowed from French mètre and Latin metrum; see metre for more.
Sense 1.2 is a noun derived from mete, from Old English metan (“to measure, mark off”), possibly influencing the other meanings.