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A Meter is measuring device. (The word meter, also spelled metre, also refers to one of the fundamental units of measurement in the metric system.) Examples include:
- Meter (device), a measuring instrument
- Meter (electronics), an instrument for measuring quantities in electronic circuits
- Electricity meter, a device for measuring electricity usage
- Gas meter, a device for measuring natural gas usage
- Water meter, a device for measuring water usage
- Meter (poetry), the regular linguistic sound patterns of verse
- Meter (music), the regular underlying temporal grid of music
- Meter (hymn), the syllable patterns in hymn stanzas
(The -re spelling used in some meanings of the word is incorrect if the subject is a measuring device or instrument. The spelling meter is incorrect in British English in all uses of the word that are concerned with distance.)
Metre or meter may also refer to:
- Cybele, an Anatolian-Aegean mother goddess
- The Meters, a funk band
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