uncertainty in the refractive index of the medium, This page was last edited on 11 December 2020, at 01:33. bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776146', position: 'btf' }}, It is always designated as the Committee metre" (French : Mètre des Archives). { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971080', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, [17][18][19][20], As a result of the French Revolution, the French Academy of Sciences charged a commission with determining a single scale for all measures. { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a969411017171829a5c82bb4deb000b', pos: 'cdo_mpuslot4_flex' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971079', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, American speakers wrote to point out that the standard US spelling for the metric unit is meter, never metre. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 250] }}, The BIPM maintains a list of recommended radiations on their web site. { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '448838' }}, 5. meter / metre Both words are nouns. {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776156', position: 'atf' }}, [8] The suffix "-meter" has the same Greek origin as the unit of length. meter noun (DEVICE) [ C ] a device that measures the amount of gas, water, or electricity used. iasLog("criterion : cdo_l = en"); It’s just spellings mate, meter and metre are pronounced the same. Commonly used units shown in, The most recent official brochure about the International System of Units (SI), written in French by the, CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (, ('decimalization is not of the essence of the metric system; the real significance of this is that it was the first great attempt to define terrestrial units of measure in terms of an unvarying astronomical or geodetic constant.) {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, It is equal to approximately 39.37 inches in the British Imperial and United States Customary systems. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654198' }}, iasLog("criterion : cdo_ei = meter"); Here n is the refractive index of the medium in which the measurement is made, and f is the measured frequency of the source. [78] Scottish and English definitions of the ell (two cubits) were 941 mm (0.941 m) and 1143 mm (1.143 m) respectively. googletag.pubads().setTargeting("cdo_ei", "meter"); With a preface and notes on the Greek and Egyptian measures of length by Sir Henry James", "Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences / publiés... par MM. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, a. var mapping_houseslot_b = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([963, 0], []).addSize([0, 0], [300, 250]).build(); {code: 'ad_rightslot', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_rightslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/rightslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250]] } }, At that time it had already been adopted by Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler for the U.S Survey of the Coast. They arrived at a figure for the solar parallax of 9.5 arcseconds, equivalent to an Earth–Sun distance of about 22000 Earth radii. { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot1' }}]}, This did not invalidate the metre but highlighted that progresses in science would allow better measurement of Earth's size and shape. googletag.pubads().addEventListener('slotRenderEnded', function(event) { if (!event.isEmpty && event.slot.renderCallback) { event.slot.renderCallback(event); } }); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_btmslot' }}]}, uncertainty in vacuum wavelength of the source. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654151' }}, dfpSlots['contentslot_3'] = googletag.defineSlot('/2863368/mpuslot', [[300, 250], [336, 280], 'fluid'], 'ad_contentslot_3').defineSizeMapping(mapping_contentslot).setTargeting('cdo_si', '3').setTargeting('sri', '0').setTargeting('vp', 'mid').setTargeting('hp', 'center').addService(googletag.pubads()); }, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654150' }}, params: { Within this table, "inch" and "yard" mean "international inch" and "international yard"[77] respectively, though approximate conversions in the left column hold for both international and survey units. },{ { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_Billboard' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_btmslot_mobile_flex' }}, googletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest(); // FIXME: (temporary) - send ad requests only if PlusPopup is not shown {code: 'ad_contentslot_1', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50]] } }, In other words, these meters cannot be parsed straightforwardly as iterations of feet with partially identical properties with respect to quantity or branching. The metre was in fact defined as one ten-millionth of one-quarter of the earth's circumference at sea-level.'. { bidder: 'triplelift', params: { inventoryCode: 'Cambridge_MidArticle' }}, The problem with the new technology of electric meters was the incomprehensibility of the mechanism by which it functioned. type: "html5", { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195454', size: [300, 250] }}, comptador, ortografia americana de “metre”: metre…, medidor, relógio, ortografia americana de “metre”…, contatore, forma americana di “metre”, metro…, contador, ortografía americana de “metre”: metro, metro [masculine…. iasLog("criterion : cdo_tc = resp"); Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. [82] The Swedish mil was 10.688 km, but was changed to 10 km when Sweden converted to metric units. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '19042093' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195464', size: [120, 600] }}, This new organisation was to construct and preserve a prototype metre bar, distribute national metric prototypes, and maintain comparisons between them and non-metric measurement standards. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971065', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195453', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654157' }}, Nowadays the practical realisation of the metre is possible everywhere thanks to the atomic clocks embedded in GPS satellites. ga('set', 'dimension3', "default"); For other uses of "metre" or "meter", see, Seal of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) – Use measure (Greek: ΜΕΤΡΩ ΧΡΩ), From smallest to largest (left to right). pid: '94' { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_mpuslot3' }}]}, Second, this knowledge of performing familiar meters facilitates parsing the metrical structure of unfamiliar metrical sequences by aligning them optimally to a familiar performance pattern. Add the power of Cambridge Dictionary to your website using our free search box widgets. { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195452', size: [336, 280] }}, [14][15][16], Jean Richer and Giovanni Domenico Cassini measured the parallax of Mars between Paris and Cayenne in French Guiana when Mars was at its closest to Earth in 1672. window.ga=window.ga||function(){(ga.q=ga.q||[]).push(arguments)};ga.l=+new Date; { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_rightslot' }}, { bidder: 'onemobile', params: { dcn: '8a9690ab01717182962182bb50ce0007', pos: 'cdo_topslot_mobile_flex' }}, Mekaniker – Mykale)", "-meter – definition of -meter in English", "Première détermination de la distance de la Terre au Soleil | Les 350 ans de l'Observatoire de Paris", "Cassini, l'Astronome du roi et le satellite – Exposition virtuelle", "Nomination of the Struve geodetic arc for inscription on the World Heritage List", "XIII. ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_leftslot' }}]}, { bidder: 'pubmatic', params: { publisherId: '158679', adSlot: 'cdo_topslot' }}]}, 'increment': 0.5, var mapping_btmslot_a = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [320, 50], [300, 50], 'fluid']).build(); 'cap': true The motto ΜΕΤΡΩ ΧΡΩ (metro chro) in the seal of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), which was a saying of the Greek statesman and philosopher Pittacus of Mytilene and may be translated as "Use measure! { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654152' }}, { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654192' }}, metre definition: 1. a unit of measurement equal to 100 centimetres: 2. the regular arrangement of syllables in…. "authorizationTimeout": 10000 This definition fixed the speed of light in vacuum at exactly 299792458 metres per second (≈300000 km/s). { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971063', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [320, 50] }}, The conversion of a length in wavelengths to a length in metres is based upon the relation, which converts the unit of wavelength λ to metres using c, the speed of light in vacuum in m/s. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654156' }}, { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195451', size: [300, 50] }}, ga('create', 'UA-31379-3',{cookieDomain:'dictionary.cambridge.org',siteSpeedSampleRate: 10}); bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, bids: [{ bidder: 'rubicon', params: { accountId: '17282', siteId: '162036', zoneId: '776130', position: 'btf' }}, if(refreshConfig.enabled == true) var pbAdUnits = getPrebidSlots(curResolution); The total volume of water is vast, differing in depth from area to area, from nearly zero to 600 feet (185 meters). { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '195457', size: [300, 250] }}, { bidder: 'sovrn', params: { tagid: '446382' }}, Picard's geodetic observations had been confined to the determination of the magnitude of the Earth considered as a sphere, but the discovery made by Jean Richer turned the attention of mathematicians to its deviation from a spherical form. { bidder: 'appnexus', params: { placementId: '11654149' }}, 'max': 36, { bidder: 'criteo', params: { networkId: 7100, publisherSubId: 'cdo_btmslot' }}, {code: 'ad_contentslot_4', pubstack: { adUnitName: 'cdo_mpuslot', adUnitPath: '/2863368/mpuslot' }, mediaTypes: { banner: { sizes: [[300, 250], [336, 280]] } }, During this period the International Geodetic Association (German: Internationale Erdmessung) gained worldwide importance with the joining of United States, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Japan. var mapping_contentslot = googletag.sizeMapping().addSize([746, 0], [[300, 250], [336, 280], 'fluid']).addSize([0, 0], [[300, 250], [320, 100], [320, 50], [300, 50], 'fluid']).build(); if(pl_p) { bidder: 'ix', params: { siteId: '555365', size: [300, 250] }}, ga('send', 'pageview'); Add meter to one of your lists below, or create a new one. We assume that the real construction and maintenance costs per linear, The marginal price is the charge made for the last cubic. { bidder: 'openx', params: { unit: '539971069', delDomain: 'idm-d.openx.net' }}, 1 The SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system. 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