Vocabulary : Metre to Metrist
Metre : Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter. ;; A poem. ;; A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric system, under Metric. ;; See Meter.Metric : Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement. ;; Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric system; a metric measurement.
Metric system : See Metric, a.
Metric ton : A weight of 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.
Metrical : Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions. ;; Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard, etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the metric system.
