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metre > 3 senses
NOUN1metre, meter, mThe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
2metre, meter, measure, beat, cadence(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
3metre, meter, timeRhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration
metre > noun 1, quantity
MeaningThe basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards).
Synonymsmeter, m
Part ofdecameter, dekameter, decametre, dekametre, dam, dkm
Partsdecimeter, decimetre, dm
Broadermetric linear unit
Adjectivesmetrical
metre > noun 2, communication
Meaning(prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.
Synonymsmeter, measure, beat, cadence
Categoryprosody, metrics
Broaderpoetic rhythm, rhythmic pattern, prosody
Narrowercatalexis; scansion; common measure, common meter; metrical foot, foot, metrical unit
Adjectivesmetrical; metrical
metre > noun 3, attribute
MeaningRhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration.
Synonymsmeter, time
Broaderrhythmicity

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