metre Význam & definícia

Význam metre v slovenčine

• 0 a unit of measurement equal to 100 centimetres:

  • The bomb shelter has concrete walls that are three metres thick.

  • a 15-metre yacht

  • She won the 100 metres (= a race run over this distance) at the Olympics.

  • He is 1 m 75 tall.

  • The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre (= a unit of volume equal to 1,000 litres).

  • The room is six metres square.

• 1 the regular arrangement of syllables in poetry according to the number and type of beats in a line:

  • He composes poems in a classical style and in strict metre.

  • Many hymns have a firm, regular metre.

• 2 a unit of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to 100 centimetres or approximately 1.094 yards:

  • The property lies within approximately 150 metres from the construction site but would not be directly affected.

  • The price of water rose to 48p per cubic metre.