metre
/ˈmiːtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मीटर
मीटर; छंद (कविता का)
Basic word
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the basic unit for measuring length in the metric system; the rhythm of poetry, determined by the arrangement of syllables
मीटर; छंद (कविता का)
- 100 metres
- iambic metre
- The pool is fifty metres long.
+ 3 more examples
- She jumped over two metres in the high jump.
- The room is four metres wide and five metres long.
- Poets often choose a regular metre to give a song-like rhythm to their lines.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
number + metres (plural after numbers)
After any number other than one, metre takes a plural s. In compound adjectives before a noun it stays singular, with hyphens.
एक के अतिरिक्त किसी भी संख्या के बाद 'metre' में plural s लगता है। Noun से पहले compound adjective में यह singular रहता है और hyphen लगता है।
- The tower is ninety metres tall.
- She won the hundred-metre race.
metre (length) vs meter (device)
In British English, the unit of length is metre and a measuring device is a meter. Indian English follows the British spelling.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में लंबाई की इकाई 'metre' और मापक यंत्र 'meter' है। भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी ब्रिटिश वर्तनी का पालन करती है।
- The pool is fifty metres long.
- The taxi meter was broken.
metre = rhythm of a poem
In poetry, metre means the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line. It is often uncountable and followed by of.
कविता में 'metre' पंक्ति में बलाघात और बिना बलाघात वाले अक्षरों का पैटर्न है। यह प्रायः uncountable होता है और इसके बाद 'of' आता है।
- The metre of this poem is iambic.
- Shakespeare often wrote in blank verse, which has a regular metre.
metre + measurement phrases
Distance phrases such as per metre, a metre away and square metre use metre as a unit. Area is square metres; volume is cubic metres.
per metre, a metre away और square metre जैसे वाक्यांशों में 'metre' इकाई के रूप में आता है। क्षेत्रफल square metres में और आयतन cubic metres में होता है।
- The cloth costs two hundred rupees per metre.
- The flat has an area of eighty square metres.
+Collocations 4
number + metre
one metrefive metresa hundred metreshalf a metretwo and a half metres
- The rope is exactly two and a half metres long.
metre + adjective / noun
square metrecubic metreper metremetre rulemetre stick
- The room needs six square metres of new flooring.
event + metre
100-metre sprint200-metre race400-metre relayhurdles
- She finished the 100-metre sprint in under twelve seconds.
metre in poetry
regular metrefree versesyllablesstressrhythm
- The poet changes the metre in the last stanza.
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- The ball landed about ten metres away from the boundary rope.
गेंद बाउंड्री रस्सी से लगभग दस मीटर दूर जाकर गिरी।
- Radhika can run four hundred metres in under a minute and a half.
राधिका चार सौ मीटर डेढ़ मिनट से कम में दौड़ सकती है।
- One kilometre is equal to one thousand metres.
एक किलोमीटर एक हज़ार मीटर के बराबर होता है।
- The poem has a steady metre that is easy to learn by heart.
इस कविता का छंद स्थिर है, जिसे याद करना आसान है।
- The school bought a new twenty-metre measuring tape for the sports day.
विद्यालय ने खेल दिवस के लिए बीस मीटर की एक नई नापने की फ़ीता ख़रीदी।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The pole is ten metre long.
✓ The pole is ten metres long.
A number above one needs the plural metres when it stands alone.
एक से अधिक संख्या के साथ, अकेले आने पर plural 'metres' चाहिए।
✗ He won the hundred-metres race.
✓ He won the hundred-metre race.
Units used as an adjective before a noun stay singular.
Noun से पहले adjective के रूप में आने वाली इकाई singular रहती है।
?Which word?
Keep the -metre and -meter words: kilometre, centimetre, thermometer, barometer, speedometer.
-metre और -meter शब्द याद रखिए: kilometre, centimetre, thermometer, barometer, speedometer।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the metre is the SI unit of length; 1 km = 1,000 m; 1 m = 100 cm.
विज्ञान GK में metre लंबाई की SI इकाई है; 1 km = 1,000 m; 1 m = 100 cm।