Word Meaning

Meaning of metre

- Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.
- A poem.
- A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric.
- See Meter.

Crossword clue for metre

- 100 cm
- 1000 mm
- 1000mm
- Length measure
- Length unit
- Measure of length
- Meet her, we hear, at length
- Metric length unit
- Metric measure
- Metric unit
- Unit of length
- Verse