Synonyms for meter
ˈmi tərme·ter

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1. meter

   Euphony is agreeable linguistic sound, however produced; meter, measure, and rhythm denote agreeable succession of sounds in the utterance of connected words; euphony may apply to a single word or even a single syllable; the other words apply to lines, sentences, paragraphs, etc.; rhythm and meter may be produced by accent only, as in English, or by accent and quantity combined, as in Greek or Italian; rhythm or measure may apply either to prose or to poetry, or to music, dancing, etc.; meter is more precise than rhythm, applies only to poetry, and denotes a measured rhythm with regular divisions into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc. A verse is strictly a metrical line, but the word is often used as synonymous with stanza. Verse, in the general sense, denotes metrical writing without reference to the thought involved; as, prose and verse. Compare MELODY; POETRY.

   Synonyms:
   euphony, measure, rhythm, verse

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.9 / 10 votes

1. meter, metre, mnoun

   the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

   Synonyms:
   time, metre, one thousand, beat, yard, cadence, m, molarity, mebibyte, measure, thou, megabyte, grand, molar concentration, thousand, chiliad

2. meternoun

   any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity

   Synonyms:
   metre, cadence, measure, m, time, beat

3. meter, metre, measure, beat, cadencenoun

   (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

   Synonyms:
   measure, standard, time, metre, pulse, quantity, beat, amount, mensuration, measuring, criterion, musical rhythm, m, round, pulsation, step, bill, rhythm, measurement, bar, beatnik, heartbeat, cadency, cadence, measuring rod, touchstone, measuring stick

4. meter, metre, timeverb

   rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration

   Synonyms:
   measure, clip, m, cadence, metre, sentence, prison term, fourth dimension, beat, time, clock time

5. meterverb

   measure with a meter

   "meter the flow of water"

6. meterverb

   stamp with a meter indicating the postage

   "meter the mail"

Matched Categories

1. • Measure
   • Measuring Instrument
   • Stamp

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rate, unit of length

   Submitted by rinat on August 14, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. meternoun

   Synonyms:
   [Written also metre.] measure (of verse), poetical measure, rhythmical arrangement (of syllables)

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1. List of paraphrases for "meter":

   meters, metre, counter, flowmeter, gauge, metres, metering, metro, voltmeter, counters, tester, m, reader, verifier

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How to use meter in a sentence?

1. Pete Sonntag:

   We've already received about three feet (one meter) of snow overall this season.

2. Unknown:

   If nothingness could be measured, the level of his reflection would serve as a standard meter!

3. Enrique Alfaro Ramirez:

   Hail more than a meter high, and then we wonder if climate change exists.

4. Stef Bokhorst:

   You can find millions of them per square meter here, but in grasslands in the U.S. or Europe, there are only about 50,000 to 100,000 per square meter.

5. Monique John:

   You just literally watch [the meter] go down and down and down and down and down.