metre
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2200
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
quantity
1
metric unit of length
A measure of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters.
వాడుక నమూనా:
[number] metre(s) long
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'metre' with 'meter' in spelling; 'metre' is British English, 'meter' is American English.
పర్యాయపదాలు
meter (Alternative spelling used in American English.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
inch (A smaller imperial unit of length used mainly in the US and UK.)
పదకలయికలు
ten metres long
|five-metre rope
|measure in metres
|metre stick
విషయాలు
science
|measurement
|daily life
|education
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The swimming pool is 25 metres long.
- He ran a hundred metres in record time.
- The table is about two metres wide.
- They measured the cloth in metres.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- My room is four metres wide.
- The road is ten metres long.
- This rope is five metres.
- We walk two metres to the door.
నామవాచకం
technical
B2
entity
2
rhythmic pattern in verse or music
The pattern of sounds in a poem or song, made by the beats or stresses in the words.
వాడుక నమూనా:
the metre of [a poem/song]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'metre' in poetry with 'meter' as a measuring device; context determines meaning.
పర్యాయపదాలు
rhythm (A more general term for the pattern of sounds or beats; not limited to formal poetic or musical structure.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
free verse (Poetry that does not follow a regular metrical pattern.)
పదకలయికలు
iambic metre
|regular metre
|change the metre
|musical metre
విషయాలు
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- Shakespeare often used iambic pentameter as his preferred metre.
- The composer experimented with different metres to create variety.
- This poem’s metre gives it a slow, solemn feeling.
- They analysed the metre to understand the poet’s style.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The poem has a slow metre.
- This song has a fast metre.
- We study the metre of this poem.
- The metre makes the music happy.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
metre
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
metre (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (metre)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: metre
- Variant Spelling: meter
- Plural: metre, metres
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
meter
noun A2
metres
noun
Core family
Related words
millimetre
noun A2
Advanced or less common
metrical
adjective C1
ముఖ్యాంశాలు
- Spelling Variant: meter Noun
పదప్రయోగాలు
change the metre
1/t͡ʃˈeɪnd͡ʒ ðə mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
technical
alter poetic or musical rhythm
To make a different pattern of beats or stresses in a poem or song.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The composer decided to change the metre halfway through the piece.
- Changing the metre can give a poem a fresh feeling.
metre per second
1/mˈitɚ pˈɚ sˈɛkənd/
fixed phrase
technical
unit of speed measurement
A way to measure speed, showing how many metres are traveled in one second.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The car was moving at 20 metres per second.
- Wind speeds reached 15 metres per second.
square metre
1/skwˈɛɹ mˈitɚ/
fixed phrase
unit of area measurement
A way to measure area, equal to a square that is one metre on each side.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The apartment measures 50 square metres.
- They need at least ten square metres for the garden.