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square meter

square meter is the US spelling of square metre.

Meaning of square metre

Noun

square metre (plural square metres)

  1. A standard unit of area, regardless of its shape, equal to the area of a square whose sides are one metre long (that is, an area one meter square) Symbol: m²
    • A floor 4 metres square contains four squared square metres.
    Synonyms:
    m², centiare

Forms of square meter

pluralsquare meters

Questions about square meter

What is square meter the US spelling of?
Square meter is the US spelling of square metre.

Words near square meter in the dictionary

  1. square matrices
  2. square matrix
  3. square matrixes
  4. square meal
  5. square meals
  6. square meter
  7. square meters
  8. square metre
  9. square metres
  10. square mile
  11. square miles

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