metre
noun
[ ˈmiːtə ]
• the SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system.
• "sit two metres away from the TV screen"
Origin:
late 18th century: from French mètre, from Greek metron ‘measure’.
metre
noun
• the rhythm of a piece of poetry, determined by the number and length of feet in a line.
• "the Horatian ode has an intricate governing metre"
Origin:
Old English, reinforced in Middle English by Old French metre, from Latin metrum, from Greek metron ‘measure’.
