metre
/ˈmiːtər/
noun
- The basic unit of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimeters or about 39.37 inches.
- The fabric costs ten dollars per metre.
- She ran 100 metres in twelve seconds.
- The table is one metre wide.
- The regular pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry or music.
- Students studied the metre of Shakespeare's sonnets.
- The composer chose a waltz metre for the piece.
- The poem is written in iambic metre.