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metres

metres is the plural of metre.

metres is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

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Phrases with metres

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Questions about metres

What is metres the plural of?
Metres is the plural of metre.

Words near metres in the dictionary

  1. metrectomies
  2. metrectomy
  3. metred
  4. metreleptin
  5. metreless
  6. metres
  7. metres per second
  8. metresse
  9. metresses
  10. metrestick
  11. metresticks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metres (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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