The machine at the parking space that takes your quarters is a meter. A meter is also a way of organizing and counting beats in poetry or music, and in the metric system, a meter is roughly equal to a yard.
One who, or that which, metes or measures. See
Noun
any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity
Noun
rhythm as given by division into parts of equal time
Noun
(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
Noun
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d''Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
Verb
measure with a meter; "meter the flow of water"
Verb
stamp with a meter indicating the postage; "meter the mail"
n.
One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter.
n.
An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording
automatically, the quantity measured.
n.
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is
attached in order to strengthen it.
n.
Alt. of Metre
Meter
Meter
One who, or that which, metes or measures. See
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
Usage Examples
A hospital bed is a parked taxi with the meter running.
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Other Usage ExamplesBen Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
Rhyme, that enslaved queen, that supreme charm of our poetry, that creator of our meter.
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