meter
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
ஆங்கிலம்
~ 3400
பொருள்கள்
0 பொருள்கள்
பெயர்ச்சொல்
A2
entity
1
Device for measuring amounts
A tool that measures and shows how much of something there is.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
a [type] meter
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'meter' (device) with 'metre' (unit of length in British English).
இணைச்சொற்கள்
gauge (Often interchangeable, but 'gauge' is more common in technical or engineering contexts.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
estimation (An opposite approach, as it does not involve precise measurement.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
parking meter
|electricity meter
|water meter
|gas meter
|speed meter
கருப்பொருள்கள்
science
|technology
|daily life
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
A2
quantity
2
Metric unit of length
A measure of length equal to 100 centimeters.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Students often confuse 'meter' (length) with 'meter' (device) and may spell it 'metre' depending on English variety.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
metre (British English spelling of the same unit.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
inch (A smaller unit of length in the imperial system.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
square meter
|cubic meter
|run a meter
|meter stick
கருப்பொருள்கள்
science
|measurement
|education
|core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
technical
B2
entity
3
Rhythm in poetry or music
The pattern of sounds or beats in poetry or music.
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes think 'meter' here refers to measurement tools; clarify it's about rhythm.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
rhythm ('Rhythm' is broader and used in many contexts beyond poetry and music theory.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
free verse (Poetry without a regular rhythmic pattern.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
iambic meter
|trochaic meter
|in 4/4 meter
கருப்பொருள்கள்
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- This poem has iambic meter.
- The song is in 4/4 meter.
- Shakespeare used iambic pentameter.
- The music has a slow meter.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
meter
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
meter (1 அசை)
Stress on 1st syllable (meter)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Noun
- Base: meter
- Variant Spelling: metre
- Plural: meter, meters
சொல் குடும்பம்
முக்கிய குறிப்புகள்
- Spelling Variant: metre Noun
சொற்றொடர்கள்
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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- Watch the meter while I turn on the appliance.
- She watched the taxi's meter as they drove through traffic.