metre

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metre

A scientist carefully measures a wooden board with a one-metre ruler.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A unit of length in the metric system: The metre is the fundamental unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. It is approximately equal to 1.094 yards.
    • The rhythmic pattern in poetry: In prosody, the metre of a poem is its basic rhythmic structure, determined by the arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables into repeated units called feet.
    • The basic rhythmic unit in music: In music, metre refers to the recurring pattern of beats, organized into measures or bars of equal time value.
Examples of Usage
  • As a unit of length:
    • The room is five metres long.
    • She ran the 100-metre race in record time.
  • In poetry:
    • The poem is written in iambic metre.
    • Analyzing the metre helps to understand the poem's rhythm.
  • In music:
    • The song has a complex, shifting metre.
    • The conductor emphasized the strong downbeat of the metre.
Advanced Usage
  • "In metre": Conforming to a specific poetic rhythm.
    • The sonnet is perfectly in metre.
  • "Common metre": A specific poetic metre often used in hymns, consisting of alternating lines of iambic tetrameter and iambic trimeter.
    • Many traditional hymns are written in common metre.
Variants and Related Words
  • Metric (adj): Relating to the metre as a unit of measurement or to the metric system.
    • Most countries use the metric system.
  • Metrical (adj): Relating to or composed in poetic metre; having a regular rhythm.
    • The text has a strong metrical pattern.
  • Metronome (n): A device that marks time at a selected rate by giving a regular tick, used in music practice.
  • Kilometre (n): A unit of length equal to one thousand metres.
  • Centimetre (n): A unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre.
Synonyms
  • For unit of length: (None that are exact equivalents within the SI system, but historically) meter (US spelling).
  • For poetic rhythm: Measure, cadence, beat.
  • For musical rhythm: Time, measure, tempo (though tempo refers specifically to speed).
Related Phrases
  • Square metre: A unit of area equal to that of a square with sides one metre long.
    • The apartment is 80 square metres.
  • Cubic metre: A unit of volume equal to that of a cube with sides one metre long.
    • The container holds 10 cubic metres of sand.
Related Idioms
  • (To be) out of metre: In poetry, to not conform to the established rhythmic pattern.
    • That line is out of metre and disrupts the flow of the verse.
metre

A scientist carefully measures a wooden board with a one-metre ruler.

Noun
  1. rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
  2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
  3. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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