meter
Device that measures usage
Meter has two main clusters of meaning.
One refers to the basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to about 39.37 inches.
The other concerns rhythm and measured patterns—the meter of a poem describes its regular arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables, while musical meter organizes beats into recurring groups.
A meter is also a device that measures and records quantity: gas meter, parking meter, electric meter.
As a verb, to meter something is to measure or regulate its flow: The system meters water usage throughout the building.
Leg's lowest part
- iambTwo-syllable metrical foot
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
- anapestTrisyllabic metrical foot
spondee · pentameter · hexameter · tetrameter · scansion · stressed · unstressed · syllable
Rhythmic fraction notation
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- measureUnit of quantity
- barDrinking establishment
- tempoRate of musical performance
common time · triple · duple · compound · simple · downbeat · upbeat · conductor
Standard of measurement
- readoutDisplayed recorded data
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
instrument · digital · analog · needle · display · reading · scale · sensor
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- consumptionUsing up of resources
- utilityFunctional worth or purpose
billing · usage · grid · wattage · reading · monthly · rate · peak
foot
Leg's lowest part
anapest · spondee · pentameter · hexameter · tetrameter · scansion · stressed · unstressed · syllable · verse
time signature
Rhythmic fraction notation
tempo · common time · triple · duple · compound · simple · downbeat · upbeat · conductor · baton
gauge
Standard of measurement
- readoutDisplayed recorded data
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
precision · instrument · digital · analog · needle · display · reading · scale · sensor · monitor
kilowatt-hour
Unit measuring electrical consumption
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- consumptionUsing up of resources
utility · billing · usage · grid · wattage · reading · monthly · rate · peak · off-peak
yard
Linear measure or grounds
nanometer · length · imperial · ruler · tape measure · pedometer · stride · pace · span · cubit
coin
Stamped metal currency
violation · fine · enforcement · kiosk · time-limit · curbside · zone · permit · feeding · street parking
- measurementsheight, stature, depth, pound, inch
- electricityelectricity, battery, batteries, wire, wires
- Length Unitsinch, foot, feet, yard, mile
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, gram, measuring cup
- metric lengthsdecimeter, nanometer, picometer, femtometer, decameter
- parking ticketsticket, citation, violation, penalty, fee
meterfree verse
Poetry without fixed structure
prose · formlessness · arrhythmia · irregularity · irregular rhythm
- parking meterCoin-operated street timer
- metric systemDecimal-based measurement standard
- cubic metresVolume measurement units
- meter maidsMunicipal parking time monitors
- feed the meterPay for more parking
- 100 meter dashBrief straight-line footrace
perimeter, geometry, diameter, symmetry, meters, kilometer, thermometer, barometer, geometric