meter
gb/mˈitɚ/ us/mˈitɚ/
A2
İngilizce
~ 3400
Anlamlar
0 anlam
İsim
A2
entity
1
Device for measuring amounts
A tool that measures and shows how much of something there is.
Kullanım kalıbı:
a [type] meter
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes confuse 'meter' (device) with 'metre' (unit of length in British English).
Eş anlamlılar
gauge (Often interchangeable, but 'gauge' is more common in technical or engineering contexts.)
Zıt anlamlılar
estimation (An opposite approach, as it does not involve precise measurement.)
Eşdizimler
parking meter
|electricity meter
|water meter
|gas meter
|speed meter
Konular
science
|technology
|daily life
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
İsim
A2
quantity
2
Metric unit of length
A measure of length equal to 100 centimeters.
Sık yapılan hata:
Students often confuse 'meter' (length) with 'meter' (device) and may spell it 'metre' depending on English variety.
Eş anlamlılar
metre (British English spelling of the same unit.)
Zıt anlamlılar
inch (A smaller unit of length in the imperial system.)
Eşdizimler
square meter
|cubic meter
|run a meter
|meter stick
Konular
science
|measurement
|education
|core_vocabulary
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
İsim
technical
B2
entity
3
Rhythm in poetry or music
The pattern of sounds or beats in poetry or music.
Sık yapılan hata:
Learners sometimes think 'meter' here refers to measurement tools; clarify it's about rhythm.
Eş anlamlılar
rhythm ('Rhythm' is broader and used in many contexts beyond poetry and music theory.)
Zıt anlamlılar
free verse (Poetry without a regular rhythmic pattern.)
Eşdizimler
iambic meter
|trochaic meter
|in 4/4 meter
Konular
arts
|literature
|music
|arts_entertainment
|education
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- This poem has iambic meter.
- The song is in 4/4 meter.
- Shakespeare used iambic pentameter.
- The music has a slow meter.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
meter
IPA
GB/mˈitɚ/
US/mˈitɚ/
Heceler ve vurgu
meter (1 hece)
Stress on 1st syllable (meter)
Kelime biçimleri
Noun
- Base: meter
- Variant Spelling: metre
- Plural: meter, meters
Kelime ailesi
Öne çıkanlar
- Spelling Variant: metre Noun
İfadeler
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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- Watch the meter while I turn on the appliance.
- She watched the taxi's meter as they drove through traffic.