meter
A device that measures things.
Other meanings
A parking meter or similar device for collecting payment.
A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen it.
A kind of
- measuring instrument
Kinds of meter
- power meter
- gas meter
- postage meter
- speed indicator
- voltmeter
- water meter
Word history
From Old English "metend" (one who measures or metes).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “meter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.