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met.

met. is the abbreviation of metre.

Meaning of metre

Noun (1)

metre (plural metres)

  1. The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités), equal to the distance travelled by light in a vacuum in 1/299 792 458 seconds. The metre is equal to 39+⁴⁷⁄₁₂₇ (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
    • Holonyms: kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
    Synonyms:
    m

Noun (2)

metre (countable and uncountable, plural metres)

  1. (Canada, UK) The rhythm or measure in language (especially verse).
  2. (Canada, UK) The rhythm or measure in musical composition.

See all 4 meanings of metre

Questions about met.

What is met. the abbreviation of?
Met. is the abbreviation of metre.

Words near met. in the dictionary

  1. met with
  2. met-
  3. met-enkephalin
  4. met-wand
  5. met-wands
  6. met.
  7. meta
  8. meta bias
  9. meta biases
  10. meta data
  11. meta key

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Adapted from Wiktionary: met. (page history and authors); metre (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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