noun
meter
A metric unit of length equal to one hundred centimeters.
The shelf is one meter wide.
Etymology
The Greek word means measure. It supplied the name chosen for the fundamental unit of length in the metric system.
More examples
- They walked several hundred meters.
- The rope measured three meters.
- A meter contains one hundred centimeters.
Forms
meter · meters
Similar words
- metric length unit
- The category rather than a substitute unit.