metre
Metric base unit
Metre is the British spelling of meter in most senses.
A metre is the base unit of length in the metric system, roughly 39 inches.
In poetry, metre is the rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables: iambic pentametre.
The American spelling meter dominates in both technical and literary contexts worldwide.
Verse rhythm type
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- anapestTrisyllabic metrical foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
- spondeeDouble-stress metrical unit
trimeter · heptameter · scansion · foot · stressed · unstressed · syllable · blank verse
Rhythmic fraction notation
- tempoRate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- barDrinking establishment
measure · common time · duple · triple · quadruple · compound · simple · downbeat
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · resolution · dimensional · measurement error · standard · reference · traceability · uncertainty
Electrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
- tachometerRotational speed indicator
flowmeter · hygrometer · manometer · anemometer · dynamometer · wattmeter · dosimeter · galvanometer
iambic
Verse rhythm type
- trocheeStressed-then-unstressed foot
- anapestTrisyllabic metrical foot
- dactylFinger, toe, or verse foot
spondee · trimeter · heptameter · scansion · foot · stressed · unstressed · syllable · blank verse · heroic couplet
time signature
Rhythmic fraction notation
bar · measure · common time · duple · triple · quadruple · compound · simple · downbeat · upbeat
calibration
Adjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
micrometer · gauge · resolution · dimensional · measurement error · standard · reference · traceability · uncertainty · repeatability
decimetre
One-tenth meter unit
mile · furlong · league · fathom · angstrom · parsec · light-year · cubit · chain · rod
ammeter
Electrical flow gauge
- voltmeterElectrical potential difference gauge
- ohmmeterInstrument measuring electrical resistance
- multimeterCombined electrical measuring device
tachometer · flowmeter · hygrometer · manometer · anemometer · dynamometer · wattmeter · dosimeter · galvanometer · spectrometer
metrenanometre
Billionth of a meter
micrometre · kilometre · light-year · parsec · angstrom
- 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
meter, perimeter, geometry, diameter, symmetry, meters, kilometer, thermometer, barometer