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What is the difference between length and metre?

length | metre |

As nouns the difference between length and metre

is that length is the distance measured along the longest dimension of an object while metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to 3947/127 (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.

As verbs the difference between length and metre

is that length is to lengthen while metre is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

length

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
  • duration
  • * Robert Frost
    • Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length .
  • (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
  • (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
  • (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
  • (figuratively) Total extent.
    • the length of a book
  • Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
    • a length of rope

    Derived terms

    * arm's length * at length * cable length * feature-length * floor-length * focal length * full-length * good length * go to great lengths * half-length * knee-length * lengthen * lengthful * length overall * lengthways * lengthwise * lengthy * line and length * null patch length * overlength * path length * screening length * short of a length * wavelength * zero-length launching

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To lengthen.
  • * 1599 , , XIV. 30:
    • Pack night, peep day; good day, of night now borrow: / Short night, to-night, and length thyself to-morrow.

    Statistics

    * 1000 English basic words

    metre

    English

    (wikipedia metre)

    Alternative forms

    * meter

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

  • (en noun)
  • The basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International d'Unités). It is equal to (approximately 39.37) imperial inches.
  • * 1797 , The Monthly magazine and British register , No. 3
    • The measures of length above the metre' are ten times ... greater than the ' metre .
  • * 1873 , The Young Englishwoman , April
    • A dress length of 8 metres of the best quality costs 58 francs.
  • * 1928 , The Observer , April 15
    • The 12-metre yachts ... can be sailed efficiently with four paid hands.
    Usage notes
    * This, rather than meter'', is the spelling adopted by the chose to use ''meter in accordance with the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual.
    Synonyms
    * m
    Derived terms
    * cubic metre * metrology * metric * metre per second * square metre
    See also
    *
    External links
    * SI prefixes * International Bureau of Weights and Measures

    Verb

    (metr)
  • (British, rare)
    • Usage notes
    The standard spelling of the verb meaning to measure'' is meter''' throughout the English-speaking world. The use of the spelling ' metre for this sense (outside music and poetry) is possibly mis-spelling.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) metrum, from (etyl) See

    Noun

  • (en noun) (British, Canada)
  • The rhythm or measure in verse and musical composition.

    • Verb

    (metr)
  • (poetry, music) To put into metrical form.
    • See also
    * metronome * metric *

    Anagrams

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