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Meanings of metre in English

Portuguese
métrica
Catalan
metre
Spanish
medida
Wikidata

(Prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse.

      métrica
      Russian
      cтихотворный размер
      Portuguese
      métrica poética
      Spanish
      métrica poética
      Catalan
      mètrica
      Wikidata

      Basic rhythmic structure of a verse or lines in verse.

            cтихотворный размер
            Usage of metre in English
            1
            Sea level rise ranges from 30 centimetres to well over a metre.
            The Irish Times
            2
            He said maintaining good personal hygiene and the two-metre distance were important.
            Radio NZ
            3
            Opportunity is now heading for a 55-metre high outcrop called Solander Point.
            The Guardian
            4
            A five-metre crocodile was reported being seen in the area last month.
            Radio NZ
            5
            Retail shops have been allowed to stay open with a 'four-square-metre' rule.
            Radio NZ
            6
            With five minutes left, Gary Hughes collected possession on their 21-metre line.
            Independent.ie
            7
            The water level had dropped by more than a metre since then.
            Voices
            8
            However in some circumstances, such as workplaces, it can be one metre.
            Radio NZ
            9
            The heroic couplet in which it was cast was the standard metre.
            English Literature: Modern
            10
            He used one of his crampons to mark out a one-square-metre area.
            Depths
            11
            Yet studies claiming one metre or more obviously make for better headlines.
            The Guardian
            12
            Cordon off the area, five-hundred-metre perimeter, and bring in the medical warlocks.
            Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
            13
            From the freaky-but-awesome files: this 300-metre long spiderweb on the Greek coast.
            Radio NZ
            14
            The two-and-a-half metre extensions which point upwards reduce vortices and improve aerodynamics.
            The Irish Times
            15
            The regulations only apply to events of 400 metre to a mile.
            Radio NZ
            16
            The music of the long-metre doxology was floating through the open windows.
            Days Off, and Other Digressions
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