meter
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
انگلیسی
~ 3400
معنیها
۰ معنی
اسم
A2
entity
1
Device for measuring amounts
A tool that measures and shows how much of something there is.
الگوی کاربرد:
a [type] meter
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'meter' (device) with 'metre' (unit of length in British English).
هممعنیها
gauge (Often interchangeable, but 'gauge' is more common in technical or engineering contexts.)
متضادها
estimation (An opposite approach, as it does not involve precise measurement.)
ترکیبهای رایج
parking meter
|electricity meter
|water meter
|gas meter
|speed meter
موضوعها
science
|technology
|daily life
نمونهها
- The parking meter showed that his time had expired.
- The electricity meter is read once a month by the utility company.
- A speed meter in the car tells you how fast you are going.
- The gas meter is located outside the house.
- We installed a water meter to track our consumption.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The parking meter says my time is up.
- The man reads the electricity meter.
- My car has a speed meter.
- The gas meter is near the door.
- We have a water meter in our home.
اسم
A2
quantity
2
Metric unit of length
A measure of length equal to 100 centimeters.
اشتباه رایج:
Students often confuse 'meter' (length) with 'meter' (device) and may spell it 'metre' depending on English variety.
هممعنیها
metre (British English spelling of the same unit.)
متضادها
inch (A smaller unit of length in the imperial system.)
ترکیبهای رایج
square meter
|cubic meter
|run a meter
|meter stick
موضوعها
science
|measurement
|education
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- The table is two meters long.
- He ran 100 meters in record time.
- The ceiling is three meters high.
- They bought cloth by the meter.
- A square meter is a unit of area.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- The bed is two meters long.
- He can run 100 meters fast.
- The room is three meters wide.
- We buy wood by the meter.
- One square meter is not big.
اسم
technical
B2
entity
3
Rhythm in poetry or music
The pattern of sounds or beats in poetry or music.
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes think 'meter' here refers to measurement tools; clarify it's about rhythm.
هممعنیها
rhythm ('Rhythm' is broader and used in many contexts beyond poetry and music theory.)
متضادها
free verse (Poetry without a regular rhythmic pattern.)
ترکیبهای رایج
iambic meter
|trochaic meter
|in 4/4 meter
موضوعها
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
نمونهها
- This poem is written in iambic meter.
- The song is in 3/4 meter.
- Changing the meter changes the feel of the music.
- Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter.
- The composer experimented with unusual meters.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- This poem has iambic meter.
- The song is in 4/4 meter.
- Shakespeare used iambic pentameter.
- The music has a slow meter.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
meter
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
هجاها و تکیه
meter (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (meter)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: meter
- Variant Spelling: metre
- Plural: meter, meters
خانوادهٔ واژه
نکتههای کلیدی
- Spelling Variant: metre Noun
عبارتها
run up the meter
1/ɹˈʌn ˈʌp ðə mˈitɚ/
idiom
informal
Let costs increase on a device
To let the cost or amount recorded by a device (like a taxi meter) go higher, usually by using it longer.
نمونهها
- If we keep driving around, we'll just run up the meter.
- He left the call connected, running up the meter on his phone bill.
watch the meter
1/wˈɔt͡ʃ ðə mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
Monitor a measuring device closely
To look at a device that measures something so you can see changes or when it reaches a limit.
نمونهها
- Watch the meter while I turn on the appliance.
- She watched the taxi's meter as they drove through traffic.